The way I see it, what is going to come out of the moon activities is a respect for U.S. leadership.

Some things just can't be described. And stepping onto the moon was one of them.

We're number one on the runway.

What are you going to do with astronauts who first reach the surface of Mars and then turn around and rocket back home-ward? What are they going to do, write their memoirs? Would they go again? Having them repeat the voyage, in my view, is dim-witted. Why don't they stay there on Mars?

To move forward, what's required is a unified space agenda based on exploration, science, development, commerce, and security.

There are a lot of people that get interested in something, and they hear about it, and they read about it, and then they watch it happen, and that's why I had quite an interest in the lottery because you'd interest a lot of people, and then just a few would win a chance to do something.

Many say exploration is part of our destiny, but it's actually our duty to future generations and their quest to ensure the survival of the human species.