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

When the time comes to start building deep space transports and refueling rocket tankers, it will be the commercial industry that steps up, not another government-owned, government-managed enterprise.

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

It's real easy to manufacture what you think the people want to hear. But that's not very honest.

I believe that space travel will one day become as common as airline travel is today. I'm convinced, however, that the true future of space travel does not lie with government agencies -- NASA is still obsessed with the idea that the primary purpose of the space program is science -- but real progress will come from private companies competing to provide the ultimate adventure ride, and NASA will receive the trickle-down benefits.

Going to Mars would evolve humankind into a two-planet species.

'Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame' tells it like it really was in America's early space program - the adventure, the risks, and the rewards.