The statistics of life out there and the statistics of intelligent beings and advanced civilization is a certainty, the way I look at it. that It has not been accepted, because we've been in an anthropocentric era. Story Musgrave acceptadvanceanthropocentric share on social
I feel particularly close to them, because I am now out in the universe. I'm in a position to see nature from another point of view, to be outside the earth and see the big picture. Story Musgrave bigcloseearth Change image and share on social
I'm such a long-term investor, I've never really let go and celebrated what I did with the Hubble telescope. Story Musgrave celebratehavehubble Change image and share on social
I would have taken whatever hand I was dealt. Space was it. Story Musgrave dealhandspace Change image and share on social
Most of our history in space has been communicated in terms of action - what people do, a chronological list of events which have transpired - as opposed to the human experience of having done those things. Story Musgrave actionchronologicalcommunicate share on social
That I learned even as a three year-old that I see this world that is really a mess and I learned to say, this is not me. I am not the one that is messed up. It is out there. Story Musgrave learnmesmess Change image and share on social
And so, I was not a military test pilot, but as soon as NASA expressed an interest in flying scientists and people who were not military test pilots, that was an epiphany that just came like a stroke of lightning. Story Musgrave epiphanyexpressfly share on social
It's hard to say what drives a three year-old, but I think I had a sense that nature was my solace, and nature was a place in which there was beauty, in which there was order. Story Musgrave beautydrivehard Change image and share on social
I've already written 300 space poems. But I look upon my ultimate form as being a poetic prose. When you read it, it appears to be prose, but within the prose you have embedded the techniques of poetry. Story Musgrave appearembedform share on social
