Ma Yansong Quotes

Having walked on the Moon, I know something about what we need to explore, really explore, in space.

Of all the planets apart from Earth in our solar system, Mars is the most hospitable. Yeah. Right. Better keep my visit short. And yet, despite the discomfort, the danger, I love it here. I love coming back for these imaginary vacations. The sights are amazing.

People will visit Mars, they will settle mars, and we should because it's cool.

There is every reason to think that in the coming years Mars and its mysteries will become increasingly familiar to the inhabitants of the Planet Earth.

Of course, it's a dream to go to Mars. I want to find out whether there was life there or not. And if there was, then why did it die out? What sort of catastrophe happened?

The guys who walk on Mars are going to be historic.

It's great that people are interested in Mars.

President Bush's proposal to focus our resources on sending humans to Mars is intriguing, but it is not the most compelling reason that Americans ought to focus our interest on the Red Planet.

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.

Mars is there, waiting to be reached.

America can take man to the moon, and America can take men to Mars - and beyond.

There's nothing I would like more than to watch a manned Mars landing.

For the new century, back to the moon, back to the future and this time back to stay. And then a journey into tomorrow, a journey to another planet, a manned mission to Mars.

We are going to Mars. My life will not be complete until an astronaut sets foot on the red dust of Mars.

Obviously I'd like NASA to follow their charter - the exploration of our solar system and beyond. I'd like to see people someday go to Mars.

My desire to contribute to the spaceflight team as we move forward in our exploration of space has only increased over the years.

I don't write novels about expeditions to the planet Mars because I haven't been there and I don't know anything about it.

I was a frustrated astronaut all my life. I grew up at a time when space seemed to have no boundaries, and lots of us presumed humans would be living on the moon and landing on Mars.

I've completed half of my space training at Space City in Moscow. I love adventure, and I've been training in a centrifuge and MiG Fighter with a view to going into space and being a spokesman for space exploration!

My childhood dreams were focused on being part of the effort to make humanity a multiplanetary species.

I think a Moon base is not necessary to get to Mars, but I think it will be helpful. It would give you a chance to develop and mature some systems; long duration, deep space stuff; and you're close enough to get some help, via radio from Earth.

Going to Mars would evolve humankind into a two-planet species.

What I'm trying to do is, is to make a significant difference in space flight. And help make space flight accessible to almost anyone.

In Mars, we've been given a wonderful set of moons... where we can send continuous numbers of people.

Buzz Aldrin doesn't think we need to go back to the Moon - that we should go straight on to Mars. I'm more on the side that says we should go back to the Moon. I think there's a lot we can utilise the Moon for scientifically.