Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves become future Quotes of the Day.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"What we need is a vibrant, real marketplace. We need thousands and millions of flights."

Source: Peter Diamondis, chairman of the X Prize Foundation, testifying before a presidential commission about the feasibility of the civilian space travel and Moon-Mars exploration. Diamondis joined a group of entrepreneurs and scientists who made their case Wednesday the meeting held before a presidential commission. The hearing, held at the Georgia Institute of Technology, is part of a series of public hearings before a presidential commission about the feasibility of the Moon-Mars concept. The commission will forward its findings to the president in June.

FMI: www.moontomars.org, www.xprize.org