Rob Bishop Quotes

Canada and space are a natural fit.

We are not particularly interested in the prestige of space, but in the scientific aspects of it.

Science does not just drive space travel - space travel also drives science.

The space station here is a magical place and an incredible science facility.

The space shuttle was designed, at least in part, to broaden our knowledge of the universe. To scientists, the vehicle was a tool; to engineers, it was their creation.

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

One of the great things about the space program is it's super well-documented.

I will do my best to support science in Korea and space programs in Korea.

It's so astounding the amount of sacrifice the astronauts have to go through to do what they do and all the science involved in space exploration.

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

All space projects push the frontiers of technology and are drivers of innovation.

We need a space program because we need explorers. Its in our souls.

We have to be plumbers, electricians, construction engineers, or workers, on the space station, but at the same time running a laboratory, being scientists, being the best laboratory assistants we can be. It's all in a bundle; it's very exciting, it's a lot of fun.

You stop planetary exploration, those people who do that extraordinary work are going to have to go do something else.

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.

'Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame' tells it like it really was in America's early space program - the adventure, the risks, and the rewards.

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.

We constantly learn new lessons up here. The experiences we gather will enable us to establish a long-term station on the moon and to go on to Mars.

For NASA, space is still a high priority.

People are fascinated by space flight. It makes them interested in science, gets them asking questions and motivates them.

Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be lost under the burden of juvenile folly and ignorant superstition.

Space exploration is important research to our economic and national defense, and America's space program is a symbol of our success as a scientifically and technologically advanced nation.

Space and exploration are also related to inspiration.

This is a really big space station. We do a lot of various kinds of work here, different kinds of science experiments; we have over 400 different experiments going on at any one time in different areas, from basic science research to medical technology, that hopefully will benefit more people on Earth.

My dad worked at NASA his whole career; he's a research scientist.