Absolutely the United States should lead in space, for the survival of the United States. It's inspiring for the next generation. If we lose leadership, then we'll be using Chinese capability to inspire Americans.
I am Buzz Lightyear!
During the divorce process, I lived alone and tended to get extremely down on myself.
Mars, we know, was once wet and warm. Was it home to life? And what can living and learning to work on its rust-colored surface teach us about the future of our own planet, Earth? Answering those mysteries may hold the key to our future.
Any observations from the Moon or a sense of realising this or that about the greater meaning of things wasn't as influential for me as the experience of coming back and dealing with being a person who's been to the Moon.
Being first outside the spacecraft would bring much more responsibility, and I really wasn't looking for that.
Astronauts working for the government will always need to be either pilots or mission specialists. Those who want to be pilots should have military experience - ideally, a test pilot background.
Mars is much closer to the characteristics of Earth. It has a fall, winter, summer and spring. North Pole, South Pole, mountains and lots of ice. No one is going to live on Venus; no one is going to live on Jupiter.
When we get there, if we don't find any life on Mars, from that point on there will be life on Mars because we'll bring it there, whether it's germs and leftover urine bags, whatever it is.
My Sunday mornings are spent in a recovery meeting in Pacific Palisades.
Maybe it was the challenge of flight, the opportunity to fly, the competition of summer camp and the inspiration and discipline of West Point. I think all of those things helped me to develop a dedication and inspired me to get ahead.
I think we need to move to the moons of Mars and learn how to control robots that are on the surface. It's not the impatient way of getting there, but Mars has been there a long time.
The much-hyped Ares 1-X was much ado about nothing.
We can't start over and develop a Saturn 5-type vehicle from scratch.
Extraordinary observations require extraordinary evidence.
America can take man to the moon, and America can take men to Mars - and beyond.
A family needs to work as a team, supporting each other's individual aims and aspirations.
Sending a couple of guys to the Moon and bringing them back safely? That's a stunt! That's not historic.
I still say, 'Shoot for the moon; you might get there.'
Space tourism is a logical outgrowth of the adventure tourist market.
I am not sure about Bill Nelson. I haven't heard him say, 'Let's junk the NASA plan to send humans to the moon.' He's not about to say that. That would not be very popular.
Going to Mars would evolve humankind into a two-planet species.
People come up to me and say, 'It's too bad the space program got canceled.' This is not the case, and yet that is what most of the public thinks has happened.
You can tell I'm not too bashful about some of my feelings.
