James Ransone Quotes

People keep talking about how we have to go to Mars. We may want to go to Mars sometime.

Will we have a colony on Mars? I think so.

It's not a matter of if we're going to go to Mars, it's a matter of when.

In terms of goals for NASA before I die, we need to be living on Mars. And I might not live that long, so they better get on with it!

Perhaps the best motivation for going to Mars is political. It is obvious that no single nation currently has either the will or the resources to do it alone, but a consortium of nations and space agencies could achieve it within 20 years.

Going to Mars would evolve humankind into a two-planet species.

In Mars, we've been given a wonderful set of moons... where we can send continuous numbers of people.

I think humans will reach Mars, and I would like to see it happen in my lifetime.

I believe, I truly believe, that humans will be living off of this planet, at some point in the future. It's inevitable for us, and it seems like a reasonable and realistic progression for us as a human race. We won't last on this planet - not forever.

It's clear that the only thing that is inhibiting us from doing further human exploration of space is money and the will to do it.

Going to Mars would make NASA great again.

By going to Mars one day, we will make things better for us here on Earth.

The opening of space to human development and settlement is the most important activity of the human species. From hope to health, from wonder to wealth, the environment, and the very act of living, space is the future.

We need to move off the planet. And Mars is the next best place.

I think it's inevitable that there will be Earthlings establishing a presence on Mars. And I would say that it would certainly take place by 2050 or shortly thereafter.

My childhood dreams were focused on being part of the effort to make humanity a multiplanetary species.

Every time I give a talk, I ask the audience - especially if it's kids - how many want to go to Mars. At least half raise their hands. I don't think there's going to be any shortage of volunteers.

In spite of the opinions of certain narrow-minded people, who would shut up the human race upon this globe, as within some magic circle it must never outstep, we shall one day travel to the moon, the planets, and the stars, with the same facility, rapidity, and certainty as we now make the voyage from Liverpool to New York!

You don't go into space just for the science. Economically, it is not worth it. I think the reason we should be in space is for the exploration; it's the human endeavour.

Sending people into space is very important culturally. That's really the justification. You cannot rationally justify it on the basis of the science and technology we get out of it.

Buzz Aldrin doesn't think we need to go back to the Moon - that we should go straight on to Mars. I'm more on the side that says we should go back to the Moon. I think there's a lot we can utilise the Moon for scientifically.

President Bush's proposal to focus our resources on sending humans to Mars is intriguing, but it is not the most compelling reason that Americans ought to focus our interest on the Red Planet.

When we get there, if we don't find any life on Mars, from that point on there will be life on Mars because we'll bring it there, whether it's germs and leftover urine bags, whatever it is.

If humanity doesn't land on Mars in my lifetime, I would be very disappointed.

It's not going to do any good to land on Mars if we're stupid.