“KHAN!!!”
Minor nitpick : it was Dwayne , not Ray
Second star on the right and go on 'til morning
Intelligences vast and cool and unsympathetic regarded the earth with envious eyes …
Where’s my limo?
Explain as you would a child
That was a hell of a thing.
Never give up, never surrender.
By Grabthar’s hammer.
Good morning Dave.
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows his handiwork Psalm 19:1
*Mostly *harmless.
“I felt exactly how you would feel if you were getting ready to launch and knew you were sitting on top of two million parts – all built by the lowest bidder on a government contract.”
-John Glenn
Don’t forget Slayton’s famous question to Shirra during the launch of Sigma 7. “Are you a turtle?”
I knew I had to include something from The Martian, but that violates my profanity/length rules. Instead, I went with:
Yes, of course duct tape works in a near-vacuum. Duct tape works anywhere. Duct tape is magic and should be worshiped.
And a good one from another thread:
Good work, everyone. I’ll post the deets later, but if there are any hams in the audience, you’ll be able to hear these quotes FROM SPACE come November(ish).
How in the world(s) did we get this far in the thread without this one?
“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.”
Carl Sagan
see post #6
Well dang. My apologies, but I swear I read the whole thread. Don’t know how I didn’t see that.
I wish I was a space man.
The fastest guy alive.
I’d fly you round the universe,
In Fireball XL-5.
Full boost vertical!
“Just what do you think you’re doing Dave?”
“I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that.”
“Stop, Dave.
I’m afraid, Dave.
Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it.”
I wanted to be a spaceman
That’s what I wanted to be
But now that I am a spaceman
Nobody cares about me
- Harry Nilsson
“Good luck, Mr Gorsky”
Yes, I know. But it should have happened
And of course:
“Go out into your back garden,” said Gersen. “There’s a great Darsh face hanging over the garden wall.”
"42"
Overhead, without any fuss, the stars were going out."
–simply because it is one of the greatest final lines in SF.
“Take me out, into the black, tell them I ain’t coming back.”
“You can’t take the sky from me”
“Mars ain’t the kind of place to raise your Kids.”
“Between Jupiiter and Mars I interposed a new planet.” (Kepler)