The rocket worked perfectly, except for landing on the wrong planet.
WERNHER VON BRAUNWe should remember that science exists only because there are people, and its concepts exist only in the minds of men. Behind these concepts lies the reality which is being revealed to us, but only by the grace of God.
More Wernher von Braun Quotes
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We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming.
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Crash programs fail because they are based on theory that, with nine women pregnant, you can get a baby in a month.
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All one can really leave one’s children is what’s inside their heads. Education, in other words, and not earthly possessions, is the ultimate legacy, the only thing that cannot be taken away.
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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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We should remember that science exists only because there are people, and its concepts exist only in the minds of men. Behind these concepts lies the reality which is being revealed to us, but only by the grace of God.
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It will free man from the remaining chains, the chains of gravity which still tie him to this planet.
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One good test is worth a thousand expert opinions.
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The same forces of nature which enable us to fly to the stars, enable us also to destroy our star.
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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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Basic research is what I am doing when I don’t know what I am doing.
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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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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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My experiences with science led me to God. They challenge science to prove the existence of God. But must we really light a candle to see the sun?
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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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The best computer is a man, and it’s the only one that can be mass-produced by unskilled labor.
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