Wernher von Braun

“Everything in space obeys the laws of physics. If you know these laws, and obey them, space will treat you kindly.”

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

“For my confirmation, I didn't get a watch... I got a telescope. My mother gave it to me.”

“One good test is worth a thousand expert opinions.”

“Science does not have a moral dimension. It is like a knife. If you give it to a surgeon or a murderer, each will use it differently.”

“I believe in an immortal soul. Science has proved that nothing disintegrates into nothingness.”

“Don't tell me that man doesn't belong out there. Man belongs wherever he wants to go — and he'll do plenty well when he gets there.”

“It was very successful, but it landed on the wrong planet.”

“All one can really leave one's children is what's inside their heads.”

“The manned bomber is obsolete.”

“The best computer is a man, and it's the only one that can be mass-produced by unskilled labor.”

“Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.”

“The rocket will free man from his remaining chains, the chains of gravity that still tie him to this planet.”

“Our two greatest problems are gravity and paperwork. We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming.”

“Man is not attached to the earth. He is a creature of the universe.”

“There is just one thing I can promise you about the outer-space program - your tax-dollar will go further.”