June 8, 2004
July 5, 1989
“Building the Super Collider would be a Super Mistake.”
— Congressman Dennis Eckart, (D - Ohio)
“So the question becomes, is the SSC the kind of good science we most need right now?”
— Congressman Sherwood Boehlert (R - New York)
September 1, 1989
“Mars is essentially in the same orbit (as Earth). Mars is somewhat the same distance from the sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe.”
— Vice President Dan Quayle
September 8, 1989
“What a waste it is to lose one’s mind -- or not to have a mind. How true that is.”
— Vice President Dan Quayle