Everyone Who's Been In Space Would, I'm

History Will Remember The Inhabitants Of This Century As The People Who Went From Kitty Hawk To The Moon In 66 Years, Only To Languish For The Next 30 In Low Earth Orbit. At The Core Of The Risk-free Society Is A Self-indulgent Failure Of Nerve.

My Own American Dream Was To Serve My Country As Best I Could And Make A Difference In America - And In The World.

I Suggest That Going To Mars Means Permanence On The Planet - A Mission By Which We Are Building Up A Confidence Level To Become A Two-planet Species.

This Has Been Far More Than Three Men On A Mission To The Moon; More Still Than The Efforts Of A Government And Industry Team; More, Even, Than The Efforts Of One Nation. We Feel This Stands As A Symbol Of The Insatiable Curiosity Of All Mankind To Explore The Unknown.

The Society Of Life On Mars, Or The Challenge Of Making Mars More Livable, Will Have Significant Benefits On Our Attempts To Modify And Change In Some Ways The Environment Here On Earth.