Wernher von Braun Quotes about Science

Science does not have a moral dimension. It is like a knife. If you give it to a surgeon or a murderer, each will use it differently.

My experiences with science led me to God. They challenge science to prove the existence of God. But must we really light a candle to see the sun?

The rocket worked perfectly, except for landing on the wrong planet.

I believe in an immortal soul. Science has proved that nothing disintegrates into nothingness. Life and soul, therefore, cannot disintegrate into nothingness, and so are immortal.

Crash programs fail because they are based on theory that, with nine women pregnant, you can get a baby in a month.

For me, the idea of a creation is not conceivable without invoking the necessity of design. One cannot be exposed to the law and order of the universe without concluding that there must be design and purpose behind it all.

We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming.

I find it as difficult to understand a scientist who does not acknowledge the presence of a superior rationality behind the existence of the universe as it is to comprehend a theologian who would deny the advances of science.

I'm convinced that before the year 2000 is over, the first child will have been born on the moon.

It will free man from the remaining chains, the chains of gravity which still tie him to this planet.

It is in scientific honesty that I endorse the presentation of alternative theories for the origin of the universe, life and man in the science classroom. It would be an error to overlook the possibility that the universe was planned rather than happening by chance.

There is just one thing I can promise you about the outer-space program - your tax-dollar will go further.