Wernher von Braun

The first time you go into space, you are awestruck. The second time, you are a professional.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

The vision of space exploration is the vision of man's future.

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

The space station is the necessary next step in the conquest of space. It is the gateway to the planets.

You cannot have a science without measurement.

The laws of physics are the constitution of the universe.

A good engineer is a man who can make a design that works with the materials the purchasing department can get.

The desire to explore is embedded in our genes. It is part of the human spirit.

Today, the moon. Tomorrow, a new world.

The greatest enemy of progress is not stagnation, but false progress.

Technology is a gift of God. After the gift of life it is perhaps the greatest of God's gifts. It is the mother of civilizations, of arts and of sciences.

The conquest of space is worth the risk of life.

My experiences with science led me to God. They challenge science to prove the existence of God. But must we really light a candle to see the sun?

The only way to prove the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.

The Saturn V rocket is a machine of extreme simplicity. Everything about it is big, but it is not complicated.

We are all pilgrims on the same journey—but some pilgrims have better road maps.

Nature does not know extinction; all it knows is transformation.

The moon is the first milestone on the road to the stars.

I aim at the stars, but sometimes I hit London.