Did the Pilgrims on the Mayflower sit around Plymouth Rock waiting for a return trip? They came here to settle. And that's what we should be doing on Mars. When you go to Mars, you need to have made the decision that you're there permanently. The more people we have there, the more it can become a sustaining environment. Except for very rare exceptions, the people who go to Mars shouldn't be coming back. Once you get on the surface, you're there.

To me, money is a commodity that a person must have to function, not a goal in itself.

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.

The biggest benefit of Apollo was the inspiration it gave to a growing generation to get into science and aerospace.

What comes after the moon? I think you can guess: Mars.

Mars is there, waiting to be reached.

Ray Bradbury is one who is contributing to the understanding of the imagination and the curiosity of the human race.