7 Quotes by Don McCoy

Venus is quite close to Earth, yet so radically different. Why is that ?" ()

Venus is extremely inhospitable for life, whereas Earth is a great place to live. If these planets were created about the same time, why would Earth take on such a different character?

We probably have enough fuel to do the extended mission, one year and a half, for 468 days." ()

We've put together a second planetary mission in as short a time as possible. We've put two satellites around two planets. It's incredible what we've accomplished." ()

Fantastic moment. We are finally around Venus." ()

It's a fantastic mission for us, we've finally reached Venus." ()

If our scientists are able to contribute to the explanation of the mysteries of planetary evolution, and the reasons for the great differences between Venus and Earth, I will feel my hopes were fulfilled." ()