“I was a small boy living in provincial New Zealand when the Apollo missions were going on, and the astronauts and scientists behind that remarkable series of missions were the one group of people who genuinely inspired me.” Earth and planetary scientist, Oceania
“There were no women involved that I could see, so I wanted to be the first female astronaut, or at least show them that women could be scientists too.” Life scientist, US
“We can do everything we need to do using robotics much cheaper.” Earth and planetary scientist, Europe
“Putting men on the Moon meant that with science, nearly anything is possible.” Life scientist, US
“Without human spaceflight, we will only be able to scratch the surface of space exploration.” Engineer, US
“I knew nerds were heroes at NASA. That was inspiring.” Physical scientist, US
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