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Outer space

Outer space (often simply called space) is the space beyond the Earth's atmosphere. Outer space is usually defined from the point of view of the Earth and is used to distinguish it from airspace and terrestrial locations. The term can also be expanded to include the regions outside other celestial...
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Man is an artifact designed for space travel. He is not designed to remain in his present biologic state any more than a tadpole is designed to remain a tadpole.

Man is an artifact designed for space travel. He is not designed to remain in his present biologic state any more than a tadpole is designed to remain a tadpole.

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The universe, as far as we can observe it, is a wonderful and immense engine.

The universe, as far as we can observe it, is a wonderful and immense engine.

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The eternal silence of these infinite spaces fills me with dread.

The eternal silence of these infinite spaces fills me with dread.

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Space is the stature of God.

Space is the stature of God.

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The moon and other celestial bodies should be free for exploration and use by all countries. No country should be permitted to advance a claim of sovereignty.

The moon and other celestial bodies should be free for exploration and use by all countries. No country should be permitted to advance a claim of sovereignty.

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It is marvelous indeed to watch on television the rings of Saturn close; and to speculate on what we may yet find at galaxy's edge. But in the process, we have lost the human element; not to mention the high hope of those quaint days when flight would create one world. Instead of one world, we have star wars, and a future in which dumb dented human toys will drift mindlessly about the cosmos long after our small planet's dead.

It is marvelous indeed to watch on television the rings of Saturn close; and to speculate on what we may yet find at galaxy's edge. But in the process, we have lost the human element; not to mention the high hope of those quaint days when flight would create one world. Instead of one world, we have star wars, and a future in which dumb dented human toys will drift mindlessly about the cosmos long after our small planet's dead.

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Space is almost infinite. As a matter of fact, we think it is infinite.

Space is almost infinite. As a matter of fact, we think it is infinite.

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The question is not so much whether there is life on Mars as whether it will continue to be possible to live on Earth.

The question is not so much whether there is life on Mars as whether it will continue to be possible to live on Earth.

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No matter how vast, how total, the failure of man here on earth, the work of man will be resumed elsewhere. War leaders talk of resuming operations on this front and that, but man's front embraces the whole universe.

No matter how vast, how total, the failure of man here on earth, the work of man will be resumed elsewhere. War leaders talk of resuming operations on this front and that, but man's front embraces the whole universe.

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It was a thunderingly beautiful experience -- voluptuous, sexual, dangerous, and expensive as hell.

It was a thunderingly beautiful experience -- voluptuous, sexual, dangerous, and expensive as hell.

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It's only during an eclipse that the Man in the Moon has a place in the sun.

It's only during an eclipse that the Man in the Moon has a place in the sun.

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Our passionate preoccupation with the sky, the stars, and a God somewhere in outer space is a homing impulse. We are drawn back to where we came from.

Our passionate preoccupation with the sky, the stars, and a God somewhere in outer space is a homing impulse. We are drawn back to where we came from.

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Prometheus is reaching out for the stars with an empty grin on his face.

Prometheus is reaching out for the stars with an empty grin on his face.

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Until they come to see us from their planet, I wait patiently. I hear them saying: Don't call us, we'll call you.

Until they come to see us from their planet, I wait patiently. I hear them saying: Don't call us, we'll call you.

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The sky is no longer the limit.

The sky is no longer the limit.

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