""In German or English, I know how to count down, und I'm learning Chinese" says Wernher von Braun."

"The rocket worked perfectly, except for landing on the wrong planet."

"We knew that we had created a new means of warfare, and the question as to what nation, to what victorious nation we …"

"Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing."

"Everything in space obeys the laws of physics. If you know these laws, and obey them, space will treat you kindly. An…"

"We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming."

"There is just one thing I can promise you about the outer-space program: Your tax dollar will go farther."

"Science, by itself, has no moral dimension. The drug which cures when taken in small doses may kill when taken in exc…"

"If our intention had been merely to bring back a handful of soil and rocks from the lunar gravel pit and then forget …"

"I'm convinced that before the year 2000 is over, the first child will have been born on the moon."