"The night is even more richly colored than the day. . . . If only one pays attention to it, one sees that certain stars are citron yellow, while others have a pink glow or a green, blue and forget-me-not brilliance. And without my expiating on this theme, it should be clear that putting little white dots on a blue-black surface is not enough."
Vincent van Gogh, Painter

"To be the first to enter the cosmos, to engage, single-handed, in an unprecedented duel with nature - could one dream of anything more?"
Yuri Gagarin, Russian Cosmonaut

"Anyone who sits on top of the largest hydrogen-oxygen fueled system in the world; knowing they're going to light the bottom - and doesn't get a little worried - does not fully understand the situation."
John Young, Astronaut

"Our two greatest problems are gravity and paperwork. We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming."
Wernher von Braun, Rocket Engineer

"A sense of the unknown has always lured mankind and the greatest of the unknowns of today is outer space. The terrors, the joys and the sense of accomplishment are epitomized in the space program."
William Shatner, Actor

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