Rakesh Sharma Quotes

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

I believe in the importance of flying in space and the research that we do.

Space exploration is a force of nature unto itself that no other force in society can rival.

We'd never have got a chance to go outside and look at the earth if it hadn't been for space exploration and NASA.

For NASA, space is still a high priority.

I've always been interested in space and the idea of exploration in that area since I was a child growing up through the '60s.

We had 83 different space research projects on my last space flight in '98, and they covered the whole gamut.

Anything that stimulates the public's imagination about the nobility and the importance of space exploration is something that I'm very excited to be a part of.

Iran wants to join the group of countries that want to know about the biggest things, like space.

I've always been a fan of space exploration, and I filled our entire office with space artifacts.

Seeing a full display of humanity involved in space is a game-changer for everyone. We've all looked at the stars; we've all imagined what was going on. Not everyone wants to go, but everyone wants to know what it's like.

We've explored every type of environment in the solar system at least once.

America's love affair with traveling into outer space is deeply entrenched.

I think that space exploration as a broad activity is the most important things that humans can do. I've always found it fascinating, interesting, compelling, and I have a drive to go out into space.

Our journey in going beyond our home planet is a human endeavor, and in the greatest tradition of exploration, past, present, and future spacefarers will continue to be enduring catalysts for inspiration in our quest to unravel the mysteries of the universe.

America's space program has been the envy and inspiration of the world. It has made landmark scientific discoveries that are a lasting legacy of this nation's greatness. It has studied Earth in ways no other nation can match.

Looking down the road, space exploration and the benefits it yields - in medicine and information technology - should not be overlooked.

NASA is an utterly fascinating place, and the fact that the buildings look so anonymous almost makes it more fascinating. You walk by a generic office-park-looking building, and you have no idea what's going on inside.

I watched the moon landing as a boy, and I thought that was the most exciting thing ever, going into space, orbiting Earth and exploring other planets. That looked fantastic.

I feel privileged and honored to have flown. It's been a tremendous ride, looking back on the legacy and accomplishments, like the Hubble telescope and the launching of the International Space Station in 1998.

I would say keep supporting space flight, keep telling the public and the politicians why it's important to advance science and explore the galaxy. I encourage the Japanese to keep doing what they're doing.

Everyone, red state, blue state, everyone supports space exploration.

The launch of a space shuttle can still make you weep with amazement and wonder, if you happen to be watching it.

Some things are only capable of being done in space. Examples of that are looking at our Earth from that far away, and understanding the entire processes of storms and weather patterns, and oceans, and coastlines.

Having walked on the Moon, I know something about what we need to explore, really explore, in space.