One good test is worth a thousand expert opinions.
WERNHER VON BRAUNDon’t tell me that man doesn’t belong out there. Man belongs wherever he wants to go – and he’ll do plenty well when he gets there.
More Wernher von Braun Quotes
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I’m convinced that before the year 2000 is over, the first child will have been born on the moon.
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If we were to start today on an organized and well-supported space program I believe a practical passenger rocket can be built and tested within ten years.
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I find it as difficult to understand a scientist who does not acknowledge the presence of a superior rationality behind the existence of the universe as it is to comprehend a theologian who would deny the advances of science.
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For me, the idea of a creation is not conceivable without invoking the necessity of design. One cannot be exposed to the law and order of the universe without concluding that there must be design and purpose behind it all.
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Nature does not know extinction; all it knows is transformation. Everything science has taught me-and continues to teach me-strengthens my belief in the continuity of our spiritual existence after death. Nothing disappears without a trace.
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We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming.
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Don’t tell me that man doesn’t belong out there. Man belongs wherever he wants to go – and he’ll do plenty well when he gets there.
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Basic research is what I am doing when I don’t know what I am doing.
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The rocket worked perfectly, except for landing on the wrong planet.
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Man is not made for space. But with the help of biologists and medical doctors, he can be prepared and accommodated.
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To simply dismiss the concept of God as being unscientific is to violate the very objectivity of science itself.
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It is in scientific honesty that I endorse the presentation of alternative theories for the origin of the universe, life and man in the science classroom. It would be an error to overlook the possibility that the universe was planned rather than happening by chance.
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By the year 2000 we will undoubtedly have a sizable operation on the Moon, we will have achieved a manned Mars landing and it’s entirely possible we will have flown with men to the outer planets.
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There is just one thing I can promise you about the outer-space program – your tax-dollar will go further.
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I have learned to use the word ‘impossible’ with the greatest caution.
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