"Life has to be more than about solving problems. There have to be things that inspire you — that make you proud to be a member of humanity. The Apollo program is certainly an example of that. Only a handful of people went to the moon — and yet, actually we all went to the moon. We went with them vicariously. We shared in that adventure. I don’t think anyone would say that that was a bad idea, that that wasn’t great. We need more of those things — at least we need some of those things."
— Elon Musk
"SpaceX’s methodology is to build, fly, crash, and fix what went wrong, then try again, each time pushing further into the flight envelope. On its first try, Starship made it halfway through its flight envelope. It may take them a few more tries before they make it all the way and become fully operational, finally achieving the dream of cheap access to orbit. But they will do it.
"And when that day comes, the human race will be halfway to anywhere."
"And when that day comes, the human race will be halfway to anywhere."
— Dr. Robert Zubrin
