Apollo Quotes
Houston, we’ve had a problem. – Apollo 13 mission
One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. – Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 mission
I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine. – Neil Armstrong
To go places and do things that have never been done before that’s what living is all about. – Michael Collins, Apollo 11 mission
It’s a brilliant surface in that sunlight. – Neil Armstrong, describing the moon’s surface
The Earth reminds us of a precious jewel in space and that is it up to us to preserve it. – Guion Bluford, Jr., first African American astronaut
It’s like being inside a history textbook. – Alan Shepard, describing the moon’s surface
The exploration of space will go ahead, whether we join in it or not, and it is one of the great adventures of all time. – John F. Kennedy
I would have taken my camera for a walk on the lunar surface. – Gene Cernan, last man to walk on the moon
We leave as we came, and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind. – Eugene Cernan, last words on the moon
The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go rather further than that and our opportunities are unlimited. – Neil Armstrong
Mystery creates wonder, and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand. – Neil Armstrong
The view of the Earth from the Moon fascinated me. It was a small, lovely, blue, and white jewel suspended in space. – Alan Shepard
Research is creating new knowledge. – Neil Armstrong
NASA’s goal under my leadership is to achieve the exploration of Mars with humans in the 2030s. – Charles Bolden
The Moon was our furthest destination, but never our final one. – Gene Cernan
The Earth is a beautiful and fragile place, and we need to care for it. – Sally Ride, first American woman in space
When I first looked back at the Earth, standing on the Moon, I cried. – Alan Shepard
NASA will carry out a sustained and affordable human and robotic program of exploration of the solar system and beyond. – Mike Griffin
The first day or so we all pointed to our countries. The third or fourth day we were pointing to our continents. By the fifth day, we were aware of only one Earth. – Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, first Arab, Muslim astronaut
The Moon is a dead world, but it calls to us. – Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 mission
If you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. – Gene Kranz, Apollo Flight Director
We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard. – John F. Kennedy
I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine. – Neil Armstrong
The sky is no longer the limit, it’s just the beginning. – Sally Ride
For every human being who looks up at the moon in the nights to come will know that there is some corner of another world that is forever mankind. – Gene Cernan
It’s a great strength to have great pain. – John Young, Apollo 16 mission
We explore because we are human and we want to know. – Michael Collins
There’s no place like home. – Jim Lovell, Apollo 8 and 13 mission
Man must explore, and this is exploration at its greatest. – Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Apollo 11 mission
Failure is not an option. – Gene Kranz
Flying in space is an incredible privilege, but it’s also a tremendous responsibility. – Chris Hadfield
There can be no great accomplishment without risk. – Neil Armstrong
The most important quality in a commander is clarity of purpose and a firm resolve to carry the mission through. – Eugene Cernan
We are all astronauts on a spaceship called Earth. – Buckminster Fuller
The universe is a pretty big place. If it’s just us, it seems like an awful waste of space. – Carl Sagan
Spaceflights cannot be stopped. This is not the work of any one man or even a group of men. It is a historical process which mankind is carrying out in accordance with the natural laws of human development. – Yuri Gagarin, first human in space
Space travel is life-enhancing, and anything that’s life-enhancing is worth doing. It makes you want to live forever. – Ray Bradbury
Space exploration is an investment in our future. It is an investment in our nation. It is an investment in our children’s future. – Buzz Aldrin
The Earth is the most beautiful planet I have ever seen. – Yuri Gagarin
Space is a truly international venture. It unites people around the world in a common pursuit of knowledge and understanding. – Valentina Tereshkova, first woman in space
In space, there is no room for mistakes. – Chris Hadfield
The space shuttle is a better and safer spacecraft than anything we’ve ever had. – Sally Ride
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
Space is not just for a few people, it’s for everyone. – Richard Branson
Space is for everybody. It’s not just for a few people in science or math, or for a select group of astronauts. That’s our new frontier out there, and it’s everybody’s business to know about space. – Christa McAuliffe
Humanity’s future destiny lies in the stars. – Buzz Aldrin
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. – Nelson Mandela
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. – Franklin D. Roosevelt
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. – Eleanor Roosevelt