David Mackay Quotes

I believe you'll see a low Earth orbit space travel business begin.

The president felt that it was important to send an ordinary citizen to experience the excitement of space travel as a representative for all Americans.

Putting seven people in orbit should not cost more than flying a commercial jet around Earth.

Everyone who's been in space would, I'm sure, welcome the opportunity for a return to the exhilarating experiences there.

I've completed half of my space training at Space City in Moscow. I love adventure, and I've been training in a centrifuge and MiG Fighter with a view to going into space and being a spokesman for space exploration!

Astronauts have been stuck in low-Earth orbit, boldly going nowhere. American attempts to kick-start a new phase of lunar exploration have stalled amid the realisation that NASA's budget is too small for the job.

I can honestly say - and it's a big surprise to me - that I have never had a dream about being on the moon.

Actually, I was the seventh private explorer but the first Canadian 'space clown.' I never dreamed of going into space; I just dreamed of traveling. But I admit that space is an incredible destination and the absolute traveling experience.

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 have wanted to fly into space for many years, but never imagined it would really be feasible.

I've been lucky enough to have flown some very interesting aircraft in the past, but SpaceShipTwo is far and away the most exciting of them all.

I'd love to go to space. I would love to peek out a giant window and look back at the blue marble. There's no question; I'd love to do that.

I don't have to go into outer space to write about an astronaut.

If NASA is to reach beyond the Moon and someday reach Mars, it must be relieved of the burden of launching people and cargo to low earth orbit. To do that, we must invest more in commercial spaceflight.

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

For Virgin Galactic's customers, it is transportation to the most amazing experience of their lives. I very much look forward to sending some Scots into space.

One day I would love to do rock a gig on the moon - how rad would that be? Isn't Richard Branson flying planes to outer space? Motley Crue could be the first band to play on the moon.

The big reason why we don't have space colonies and regular trips to the moon is that flying into outer space is just plain 'hard.' The business of safely transporting people off the Earth is a costly affair that requires a lot of technology.

Believe it or not, I'd love to go to the moon.

I have watched SS2 evolve over the years into an incredible vehicle that is going to open up space to more people than ever before.

I want people to go into space, to orbit around the world a few times, even to stay there for 24 hours and then come back to where they took off. And I also want people with a low income to be able to do that, not only rich people.

Every couple of years, we could dispatch people from Earth to Mars.

The view from space is really very special. From the window, you can look back at the Earth and see the stars around you. I just hope that more people from Britain get the chance to experience it.

Since the age of 6, I've always wanted to go to space.

If we drive down the cost of transportation in space, we can do great things.