We're number one on the runway.

I really hate to be put in the position of trying to justify something, a decision that was made. I'm a military guy: when a decision is made, I go along with it, whatever the manufactured controversy and criticism.

Unfortunately, kids are led to believe things are easier to achieve than they really are.

My own American Dream was to serve my country as best I could and make a difference in America - and in the world.

Do we really need these big, gigantic, heavy rockets? What if we launch a rocket that's empty, and its sole purpose is to act as a source of fuel on the Moon? Who should build that? Well, I think the U.S. should build that.

The life expectancy of people going to Mars may be decreased by the higher level of radiation that they receive.

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