Awesome Neil deGrasse Tyson twitter quotes for the end of the space shuttle era.

Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson)




If Earth were the size of a school-room globe, the Moon would be 30-ft away. Mars, more than a mile away.

 If Earth were size of a school-room globe, you'd find Shuttle and Space Station orbiting 3/8th of an inch above its surface.

 If Earth were size of a school-room globe, our atmosphere wouldn't be much thicker than the coat of lacquer on its surface.

 Obama promises a future of NASA with trips to Mars on a time frame that exceeds his tenure as a 2-term President.

 When JFK committed America to land on the Moon, his projected date would have fallen under his watch as a 2-term President.

 NASA costs Americans half a penny on a tax dollar. That fraction of a bill is not wide enough from the edge to reach the ink.

 The US bank bailout exceeded the half-century lifetime budget of NASA.

 The US military spends as much in 23 days as NASA spends in a year - and that's when we're not fighting a war.

 The entire half-century budget of NASA equals the current two year budget of the US military.

 Apollo in 1969. Shuttle in 1981. Nothing in 2011. Our space program would look awesome to anyone living backwards thru time.

  If someone profoundly influences your life's trajectory, don't return the favor. Pass it along to others in need of awakening.