The beauty of Hawaii probably surpasses other places. I like the Big Island and the two mountains, Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, where you can look out at the stars.

I want people to go into space, to orbit around the world a few times, even to stay there for 24 hours and then come back to where they took off. And I also want people with a low income to be able to do that, not only rich people.

Human rights problems will always exist for years to come, but maybe they'll lessen somewhat.

Sending a couple of guys to the Moon and bringing them back safely? That's a stunt! That's not historic.

Only a large-volume market like space travel can attack the barrier of high costs.

Fighter pilots have ice in their veins. They don't have emotions. They think, anticipate. They know that fear and other concerns cloud your mind from what's going on and what you should be involved in.

There were about six years when there was not one American who went into space. We shouldn't do that again.