The best computer is a man, and it’s the only one that can be mass-produced by unskilled labor.
WERNHER VON BRAUNMan is not made for space. But with the help of biologists and medical doctors, he can be prepared and accommodated.
More Wernher von Braun Quotes
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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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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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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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The rocket worked perfectly, except for landing on the wrong planet.
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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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One good test is worth a thousand expert opinions.
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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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Science does not have a moral dimension. It is like a knife. If you give it to a surgeon or a murderer, each will use it differently.
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Basic research is what I am doing when I don’t know what I am doing.
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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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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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It was very successful, but it fell on the wrong planet.
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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 continue at this leisurly pace, we will have to pass Russian customs when we land on the moon.
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