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The space program is the first large scientific and technological activity in history that offers to bring the people of all nations together instead of setting them further apart.

— Wernher von Braun Responsible Scientific Investigation and Application (1976)

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

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

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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.

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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?

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