Eugene Parker Quotes

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.

For NASA, space is still a high priority.

Studying whether there's life on Mars or studying how the universe began, there's something magical about pushing back the frontiers of knowledge. That's something that is almost part of being human, and I'm certain that will continue.

We've been surrounded by images of space our whole lives, from the speculative images of science fiction to the inspirational visions of artists to the increasingly beautiful pictures made possible by complex technologies. But whilst we have an overwhelmingly vivid visual understanding of space, we have no sense of what space sounds like.

Mankind is led into the darkness beyond our world by the inspiration of discovery and the longing to understand. Our journey into space will go on.

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

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

So much had already been done in space before that, it had all been documented and there were no real surprises in store for us.

I have dedicated my life to answering the great scientific questions of our time and to the incredible adventure of space exploration.

Hubble isn't just a satellite; it's about humanity's quest for knowledge.

Space is really domain expansion.

When you look at the darkest areas in space, you feel that there's something out there that we don't know about.

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.

Exploration of space is worth it because humans need to explore. Knowledge is always good, and it's a really cool thing to see.

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.

Man must rise above the Earth -- to the top of the atmosphere and beyond -- for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives

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

We do have, and will continue to have an unquenchable curiosity to understand our Solar System.

Space is where great scientific and commercial breakthroughs of the future will be made. Space is where we can achieve progress in making our country safer from ballistic missile attack. Space is also where medicines of the future will be made, and where some of our children may make their living.

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.

The first year I was at NASA, I was only responsible for optical and ultraviolet astronomy. Frankly, there wasn't much else.

The space station is the most unique laboratory we've ever built. The reason we have it is to do research on materials, people, medical matters, pharmaceuticals - the possibilities are nearly endless.

The exciting results from the Hubble, other satellites and probes would not have been possible without innovative solutions to many technical problems.

It's hard for us to really understand the immensity so far of the conquest of space.