(40 quotes found)
“Mars is essentially in the same orbit. Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If there is oxygen, then we can breathe.”
Dan Quayle
“Ask ten engineers for the best orbit for a particular spacecraft and you'll get ten different ideas.”
Dario Izzo
“More often than not, we see cars orbiting the parking lot.”
Bill Phillips
“It's great to see you all on orbit. Have a good week and soft landings to the crew coming back.”
Bill Gerstenmaier
“There is not much margin to get (the satellites) in the exact orbit we want it to be. It's an instantaneous launch window -- either you go or don't go.”
Bruce Buckingham
“What ordinary men are directly aware of and what they try to do are bounded by the private orbits in which they live; their visions and their powers are limited.”
C. Wright Mills
“We acquired this spectacular, one-of-a-kind set of images immediately after getting into orbit for the express purpose of seeing fine details in the rings that we had not seen previously.”
Carolyn Porco
“Right now, if you have a commercial satellite in geo-stationary orbit, you are basically flying blind.”
William Ailor
“Orbit insertion is 'make it or break it' time. You either do it or you don't, and if you don't, you're done. We're making sure that the spacecraft has the best shot of making it into orbit around Mars.”
Cindy Schulz
“But if we ever want to leave Earth orbit, we're going to have to figure out how people live and work safely and efficiently with ever-increasing productivity in space. We cannot do it on the ground.”
Dan Goldin
