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But investment in space stimulates society, it stimulates it economically, it stimulates it intellectually, and it gives us all passion. (Bill Nye)
If NASA is to reach beyond the Moon and someday reach Mars, it must be relieved of the burden of launching people and cargo to low earth orbit. To do that, we must invest more in commercial spaceflight. View quote
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You stop planetary exploration, those people who do that extraordinary work are going to have to go do something else. View quote
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Television isn't inherently good or bad. You go to a bookstore, there are how many thousands of books, but how many of those do you want? Five? Television's the same way. If you're going to show people stuff, television is the way to go. Words and pictures show things. View quote
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As you may know, I am a mechanical engineer. View quote
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I always liked show biz and got to make a few training films at Boeing. View quote
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Everyone, red state, blue state, everyone supports space exploration. View quote
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NASA is an engine of innovation and inspiration as well as the world's premier space exploration agency, and we are well served by politicians working to keep it that way, instead of turning it into a mere jobs program, or worse, cutting its budget. View quote
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A two-and-a-half-year-old is pretty experienced at making a mess, anyway. View quote
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Everybody who's a physician, who makes vaccines, who wants to find the cure for cancer. Everybody who wants to do any medical good for humankind got the passion for that before he or she was 10. View quote
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If the Earth gets hit by an asteroid, it's game over. It's control-alt-delete for civilization. (Bill Nye)
There is good evidence that Venus once had liquid water and a much thinner atmosphere, similar to Earth billions of years ago. But today the surface of Venus is dry as a bone, hot enough to melt lead, there are clouds of sulfuric acid that reach a hundred miles high and the air is so thick it's like being 900 meters deep in the ocean. View quote
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I used to play ultimate Frisbee, and I just got a reputation for making popcorn at parties. I don't mean to brag on myself, but I make the popcorn in the pot, and it comes out fine every time. View quote
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If you have this idea that the earth is only 6,000 years old, you are denying, if you will, everything that you can touch and see. You're not paying attention to what's happening in the universe around you. View quote
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I like to regard myself as someone who's capable of critical thought, that is to say, who can evaluate claims. View quote
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One of the drawbacks of English is you can't spell things by hearing them. View quote
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Nye, who grew up in Washington, D.C., graduated from Cornell University in 1977 with a degree in mechanical engineering. He was lured to the West Coast by Boeing and made an immediate and significant contribution, designing a hydraulic pressure resonance suppressor for their 747s. View quote
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Nye is a former Boeing engineer whose name (besides meaning 'new' in Danish) has become synonymous with wacky popular science ever since he became a cast member on KING/5's now defunct late-night comedy show, 'Almost Live.' View quote
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It's his gift. He makes science understandable and fun, and he knows how to connect with people. View quote
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Nye developed his character 'Bill Nye the Science Guy' while living in Seattle and working on the comedy show 'Almost Live.' View quote
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Bill Nye left a lasting impression on youngsters (and their parents) who watched his Emmy Award-winning television show " Bill Nye the Science Guy” from 1993 to '97. They saw him explain chemical reactions using steel wool, electricity, oxygen and a balloon, and saw him demonstrate gravity by throwing a watermelon, milk carton, tofu, a lamp, a computer and a TV off a building top. (Bill Nye)
Bill Nye [is] executive director of the Planetary Society, the Pasadena, Calif.-based nonprofit that advocates for space exploration. View quote
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