Apollo Quotes

Houston, we’ve had a problem. – Apollo 13 mission

One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. – Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 mission

I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine. – Neil Armstrong

To go places and do things that have never been done before – that’s what living is all about. – Michael Collins, Apollo 11 mission

It’s a brilliant surface in that sunlight. – Neil Armstrong, describing the moon’s surface

The Earth reminds us of a precious jewel in space and that is it up to us to preserve it. – Guion Bluford, Jr., first African American astronaut

It’s like being inside a history textbook. – Alan Shepard, describing the moon’s surface

The exploration of space will go ahead, whether we join in it or not, and it is one of the great adventures of all time. – John F. Kennedy

I would have taken my camera for a walk on the lunar surface. – Gene Cernan, last man to walk on the moon

We leave as we came, and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind. – Eugene Cernan, last words on the moon

The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go rather further than that and our opportunities are unlimited. – Neil Armstrong

Mystery creates wonder, and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand. – Neil Armstrong

Apollo Quotes part 2

The view of the Earth from the Moon fascinated me. It was a small, lovely, blue, and white jewel suspended in space. – Alan Shepard

Research is creating new knowledge. – Neil Armstrong

NASA’s goal under my leadership is to achieve the exploration of Mars with humans in the 2030s. – Charles Bolden

The Moon was our furthest destination, but never our final one. – Gene Cernan

The Earth is a beautiful and fragile place, and we need to care for it. – Sally Ride, first American woman in space

When I first looked back at the Earth, standing on the Moon, I cried. – Alan Shepard

NASA will carry out a sustained and affordable human and robotic program of exploration of the solar system and beyond. – Mike Griffin

The first day or so we all pointed to our countries. The third or fourth day we were pointing to our continents. By the fifth day, we were aware of only one Earth. – Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, first Arab, Muslim astronaut

The Moon is a dead world, but it calls to us. – Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 mission

If you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. – Gene Kranz, Apollo Flight Director

We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard. – John F. Kennedy

I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine. – Neil Armstrong

The sky is no longer the limit, it’s just the beginning. – Sally Ride

For every human being who looks up at the moon in the nights to come will know that there is some corner of another world that is forever mankind. – Gene Cernan

It’s a great strength to have great pain. – John Young, Apollo 16 mission

We explore because we are human and we want to know. – Michael Collins

There’s no place like home. – Jim Lovell, Apollo 8 and 13 mission

Man must explore, and this is exploration at its greatest. – Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Apollo 11 mission

Failure is not an option. – Gene Kranz

Flying in space is an incredible privilege, but it’s also a tremendous responsibility. – Chris Hadfield

There can be no great accomplishment without risk. – Neil Armstrong

The most important quality in a commander is clarity of purpose and a firm resolve to carry the mission through. – Eugene Cernan

We are all astronauts on a spaceship called Earth. – Buckminster Fuller

The universe is a pretty big place. If it’s just us, it seems like an awful waste of space. – Carl Sagan

Spaceflights cannot be stopped. This is not the work of any one man or even a group of men. It is a historical process which mankind is carrying out in accordance with the natural laws of human development. – Yuri Gagarin, first human in space

Space travel is life-enhancing, and anything that’s life-enhancing is worth doing. It makes you want to live forever. – Ray Bradbury

Space exploration is an investment in our future. It is an investment in our nation. It is an investment in our children’s future. – Buzz Aldrin

The Earth is the most beautiful planet I have ever seen. – Yuri Gagarin

Space is a truly international venture. It unites people around the world in a common pursuit of knowledge and understanding. – Valentina Tereshkova, first woman in space

In space, there is no room for mistakes. – Chris Hadfield

The space shuttle is a better and safer spacecraft than anything we’ve ever had. – Sally Ride

To be the first to enter the cosmos, to engage, single-handed, in an unprecedented duel with nature?could one dream of anything more? – Yuri Gagarin

Space is not just for a few people, it’s for everyone. – Richard Branson

Space is for everybody. It’s not just for a few people in science or math, or for a select group of astronauts. That’s our new frontier out there, and it’s everybody’s business to know about space. – Christa McAuliffe

Humanity’s future destiny lies in the stars. – Buzz Aldrin

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. – Nelson Mandela

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. – Eleanor Roosevelt