black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

There is just one thing I can promise you about the outer-space program – your tax-dollar will go further.

Wernher von Braun

I believe in an immortal soul. Science has proved that nothing disintegrates into nothingness. Life and soul, therefore, cannot disintegrate into nothingness, and so are immortal.
WERNHER VON BRAUN

Believe Forever Immortal Life Science Soul
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.
WERNHER VON BRAUN

Chance Honesty Life Man Planning Possible Presentation Science Theory Universe
It was very successful, but it fell on the wrong planet.
WERNHER VON BRAUN

Myself Planet Success Wrong
Conquering the universe one has to solve two problems: gravity and red tape. We could have mastered gravity.
WERNHER VON BRAUN

Conquer Gravity Problem Universe
A good engineer gets stale very fast if he doesn’t keep his hands dirty.
WERNHER VON BRAUN

Dirty Fast Goodness Hands
To simply dismiss the concept of God as being unscientific is to violate the very objectivity of science itself.
WERNHER VON BRAUN

Concept God Science Simplicity Violent
We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming.
WERNHER VON BRAUN

Gravity Pressure Work
Man is not made for space. But with the help of biologists and medical doctors, he can be prepared and accommodated.
WERNHER VON BRAUN

Doctor Help Man Medicine Preparation Science Space
The rocket worked perfectly, except for landing on the wrong planet.
WERNHER VON BRAUN

Exception Perfection Planet Work Wrong
I’m convinced that before the year 2000 is over, the first child will have been born on the moon.
WERNHER VON BRAUN

Born Children Moon Myself
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.
WERNHER VON BRAUN

Himself Man Path Travel
With our present knowledge, we can respond to the challenge of stellar space flight solely with intellectual concepts and purely hypothetical analysis. Hardware solutions are still entirely beyond our reach and far, far away.
WERNHER VON BRAUN

Beyond Challenge Knowledge Present Reach Solution
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.
WERNHER VON BRAUN

Children Earth Education Legacy Oneself Possession
Our sun is one of a 100 billion stars in our galaxy. Our galaxy is one of billions of galaxies populating the universe. It would be the height of presumption to think that we are the only living thing in that enormous immensity.
WERNHER VON BRAUN

Live Population Stars Sun Thinking
The logistic requirements for a large, elaborate mission to Mars are no greater that those for a minor military operation extending over a limited theatre of war.
WERNHER VON BRAUN

Greatness Limitation Logic Military Mission Operation War
I only hope that we shall not wait to adopt the program until after our astronomers have reported a new and unsuspected asteroid moving across their fields of vision with menacing speed. At that point it will be too late!
WERNHER VON BRAUN

Astronomy Hope Late Myself Program Space Vision Wait

There is just one thing I can promise you about the outer-space program – your tax-dollar will go further.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

There is just one thing I can promise you about the outer-space program – your tax-dollar will go further.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Wernher von Braun Quotes