Robert Bigelow

“I've spent a lot of money doing extensive research. I've spent a lot of time doing extensive research. I hope I have information the average person does not possess.”

“I don't think we want to be overconfident.”

“The unprecedented success of the Falcon 9's inaugural launch clearly demonstrates that it's possible to dramatically reduce the cost of human spaceflight operations.”

“The rocking chair isn't for me.”

“We would like to be part of the process of establishing a lunar station and other kinds of space outposts - maybe someday helping to support Mars ambitions.”

“Well, the ultimate fantasy for us is to have a cruise ship in orbit, maybe around the year 2015. A cruise ship implies that it is moving somewhere; it isn't just orbiting. A space station is a precursor to that.”

“A tourist industry in space is a natural outgrowth of such a bizarre city as Las Vegas.”

“The last thing you want to do is handcuff yourself to an Earth solution for moving material - a strategy that would be just crazy to apply to a lunar application.”

“NASA is so risk-averse. That's insane for exploration.”

“Zero G is very user-unfriendly as everything is just in suspension.”

“Our company does have a lunar interest. It's obviously secondary to our activities in low Earth orbit, which we certainly want to successfully accomplish first.”

“I hated algebra. I knew I was no good at it.”

“I'm lucky that the real estate business has been able to supply the money that the aerospace company requires.”

“Gravity... is a really serious problem.”

“I do have patience. I can exercise substantial patience when I need to.”

“Boeing's unparalleled heritage and experience, combined with Bigelow Aerospace's entrepreneurial spirit and desire to keep costs low, represents the best of both established and new space companies. The product of this relationship, the CST-100 capsule, will represent the safest, most reliable, and most cost-effective spacecraft ever to fly.”

“The moon is a very valuable asset for a lot of reasons.”

“The time will come when the average citizen will be able to travel in space. If you have the money, and the time, the trips will someday be available.”

“Our business has always been to create the structures, the environment, for people to do a variety of activities, not for us to conduct those activities ourselves.”

“NASA is a shadow of the space agency it once was in the 1960s and 1970s.”