That is what I am delighted about; the fact that they were having a hard time picking one mission and decided to give it to the collective work that we do at this institution.

Now we have a permanent scientific presence on another planet.

With the agency’s go-ahead, we can proceed with this intriguing mission that will explore two asteroids from deep in the heart of the asteroid belt.

Every month we do a bold adventure. This is the golden age of space exploration.

We will never be as close to the rings as that first pass.

I do not expect to see any creatures on [Titan’s] surface, but if they’re there we’ll see them,

We have six wheels in the dirt. Mars now is our sandbox, and we are ready to play and learn. I have to tell you, I’ve never seen so many people so excited about just...

We really do have a permanent presence around that planet.

We are bringing a piece of the sun down to Earth. That’s going to give us some fundamental understanding of our origins.