"A good scientist is a man with an original mind who can think straight, but who also has a practical sense of what is possible."

"The space frontier is open to all who dare to dream."

"I always had a passion for rockets, even as a child."

"There is no more beautiful sight to me than a rocket on a launch pad, ready to go."

"My father always told me that I should try to make my hobby my profession. That's what I did."