- Ocean
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- Nov 07, 2020
Moon Quotes
On watching the sky and racing to reach it.
One quote is almost possessive about watching the moon at night, calling it 'my moon,' while another simply describes a deepening interest that grew over time. See how these pair with our Earth quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Over
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- Nov 07, 2020
When the Voyager 2 spacecraft sped through the Saturnian system more than a quarter of a century ago, it came within 90,000 kilometers of the moon Enceladus. Over the course of a few hours, its cameras returned a handful of images that confounded planetary scientists for years.
- Eye
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- Nov 07, 2020
We see the moon, don't we? So it's our eye. Animals see us, don't they? So we're their animals.
- Light
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- Nov 07, 2020
To an observer situated on the moon or on one of the planets, the most noticeable feature on the surface of our globe would no doubt be the large areas covered by oceanic water. The sunlit face of the earth would appear to shine by the light diffused back into space from the land and water-covered areas.
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
We'll go back to the moon by not learning anything new.
- Nobody
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nobody ever asks who was the seventh person on the Moon. The only thing they know is who's number one and who's number two. Does anybody know who the last man was?
- Direction
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm in favor of changing the destination of humans. There are a lot of manned missions that can be done, but not in the direction of the moon.
- Joke
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- Nov 07, 2020
Somebody would think I was trying to get favored treatment because my ancestors had the name Moon. And that's a joke.
- Historical
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a historical milestone in the fact that our Apollo 11 landing on the moon took place a mere 66 years after the Wright Brothers' first flight.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
The leader of an Earth organization who makes a commitment to history - of humans living on Earth, to begin permanent settlement/occupation of not the moon, but of another planet - this leader will have a legacy for history that will supersede Columbus, Genghis Khan or almost any recognized leader.
- Great Achievement
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was motivated to improve the U.S. strategy of going back to the moon in 1985. That's a long time ago. Going back to the moon would be a great achievement for tourism adventure flights.
- Colony
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mars is far more attractive as an outpost colony for earthlings than the moon is.
- Eyes
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- Nov 07, 2020
The best way to study Mars is with two hands, eyes and ears of a geologist, first at a moon orbiting Mars... and then on the surface.
- Dreams
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- Nov 07, 2020