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The rocket worked perfectly, except for landing on the wrong planet.

— Wernher von Braun

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There is just one thing I can promise you about the outer-space program: Your tax dollar will go farther.

Reader's Digest (1961)

One of the most disconcerting issues of our time lies in the fact that modern science, along with miracle drugs and communications satellites, has also produced nuclear bombs.

Responsible Scientific Investigation and Application (1976)

I have learned to use the word 'impossible' with the greatest caution.

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?

Science, all by itself, has no moral dimension. The same poison-containing drug which cures when taken in small doses, may kill when taken in excess.

Responsible Scientific Investigation and Application (1976)

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