Anne McClain Quotes

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!

Space is going to be commonplace.

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.

Rockets are cool. There's no getting around that.

Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards.

We need affordable space travel to inspire our youth, to let them know that they can experience their dreams, can set significant goals and be in a position to lead all of us to future progress in exploration, discovery and fun. Thanks to the X Prize for the inspiration.

Man will not always stay on Earth; the pursuit of light and space will lead him to penetrate the bounds of the atmosphere, timidly at first, but in the end to conquer the whole of solar space.

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.

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

There are few aspects of everyday life that aren't touched by the technologies developed for space travel.

We came all this way to explore the moon, and the most important thing is that we discovered the Earth.

I just felt that space was the next thing coming in aviation. It was higher, faster. It had the risk.

What we do at NASA is inspiring. It's reaching, it's visionary, and it inspires people on Earth to try hard things.

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.

Aviation - and space travel, in particular - have always been especially captivating.

Most people never believed in the real possibility of going to the moon, and neither did I until I was in my twenties.

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

I've put a lot of my life into making it possible to fly in space at all.

I've always been interested in the idea of space exploration. When I was younger it was just a dream, but the theory of rockets being able to travel through space was very much alive. I found it very exciting.

I hope that by 2050 the entire solar system will have been explored and mapped by flotillas of tiny robotic craft.

We must still think of ourselves as pioneers to understand the importance of space.

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

I'm really hopeful about the future of space exploration and human spaceflight. Civilization as we know it has been defined by exploration. You know, we need to go off and find out what's around the next corner and what's just beyond what we already know. It's part of our being; it's part of our moral fiber to go off and explore.

Space offers extraordinary potential for commerce and adventure, for new innovations and new tests of will. As Americans, we can't help but reach for the stars. It's our nature. It's our destiny.