Supplying fuel for a Mars expedition from the lunar surface is often suggested, but it's hard to make it pay off - Moon bases are expensive, and just buying more rockets to launch fuel from Earth is relatively cheap. Henry Spencer basisbuycheap share on social
There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew. Marshall McLuhan crowearthpassenger Change image and share on social
Our best theory of describing space at a fundamental level is probably string theory. Alan Guth describefundamentallevel Change image and share on social
Am I willing to go to Mars? Yes, but I'm not willing to spend nine months getting there, then wait 18 more months until the planets align to come home. Eugene Cernan alignhomemar Change image and share on social
Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space. Living, Changing, New. Not yesterday, not tomorrow, only today can be given form. Only such architecture is creative. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe architecturechangecreative Change image and share on social
Star Trek's genial premise is that the cosmos is flush with intelligent species, and our descendants will interact with them face-to-face, thanks to warp drive and some winsome space cadets. Seth Shostak cadetcosmosdescendant Change image and share on social
'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. Buzz Aldrin adventureamericaanthony Change image and share on social
Xerox did OK in moving to digital in the commercial space. They didn't do well in the consumer market, but they're not a consumer brand. They don't even know how to spell consumer. Antonio Perez brandcommercialconsumer Change image and share on social
Right up until the late 18th century, when the first weighted lines were used to probe the ocean depths, many people believed the seas were bottomless - the watery equivalent of infinite outer space. Alan Huffman 18thbelievebottomless Change image and share on social