"The Congress hereby declares that it is the policy of the United States that activities in space should be devoted to…"

"To improve life here. To extend life to there. To find life beyond."

"For the benefit of all."

"To understand and protect our home planet, To explore the universe and search for life, To inspire the next generatio…"

"Since 1970 or thereabouts going to space has not been part of our national agenda. NASA has kept complete control ove…"

"NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Where else but in Texas would men set up to administer space?"

"We lack any sort of device that can... detect life. We don't have a life meter. ...We don't have a general pupose lif…"

"It [Traveling to Mars] is important for our future. If the dinosaurs had a space program, they'd still be here."

"There's been a lot of discussion about NASA culture and changing that. I think our culture has always been one of try…"

"HERE MEN FROM THE PLANET EARTH FIRST SET FOOT UPON THE MOON JULY 1969, A.D. WE CAME IN PEACE FOR ALL MANKIND."