I’m a little fatigued of adults saying we’ve got to worry about the kids. And these are the same adults that don’t know science and are running things and wielding resources and legislation.
Space enthusiasts are the most susceptible demographic to delusion that I have ever seen.
Let us not fool ourselves into thinking we went to the Moon because we are pioneers, or discoverers, or adventurers. We went to the Moon because it was the militaristically expedient thing to do.
I can tell you about the universe, but she feels it; and when you feel the universe, it has a whole other meaning to you. Otherwise, you just put a Wiki page on camera. You can learn something, but it won’t mean anything to you later on.
I’m fascinated by the deaths of stars and the havoc they wreak on their environments.
If a scientist is not befuddled by what they’re looking at, then they’re not a research scientist.
If you want a nation to have space exploration ambitions, you’ve got to send humans.
It’s part of our pop culture to give animals human personalities and talents.
Access to science is greater than ever before. There are more vehicles out there that grant the public access to science. Not to mention the Internet.
NASA has spin-offs, and it’s a huge and very impressive list, including accurate and affordable LASIK eye surgery.
People generally don’t recognize how long it takes to conceive, publish, and write a book.
The greatest teachers are the ones that turn a B student into an A student, or a failing student into a B student.
I object to religion in science classrooms not because it’s religion but because it’s not science.
Space in general gave us GPS – that’s not specifically NASA, but it’s investments in space.
Computers have proved to be formidable chess players. In fact, they’ve beaten our top human chess champions.
I lose sleep at night wondering whether we are intelligent enough to figure out the universe. I don’t know.
When everyone agrees to a single solution and a single plan, there’s nothing more efficient in the world than an efficient democracy.
I knew my interest in the universe and I owned a telescope that I bought with money I earned by walking dogs. 50 cents per walk, per dog, and that accumulated quickly. I bought a camera, a telescope. I taught myself astrophotography. I did all this.
Science is basically an inoculation against charlatans.
The depth of experience fine wine can bring to a dinner, particularly a bottle that has been through the past 100 years, makes you take stock of your own life.