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Having a diverse suite of U.S.-manned spaceflight systems to access space is inherently robust.

~Alan Stern

Topics: Access Diverse Having Inherently Robust Space Suite Systems

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The Pluto system is much more complex than I had expected.

~Alan Stern

Topics: Complex Expected Had More Much Pluto System Than

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There was a time when Pluto - which NASA's New Horizons spacecraft at last explored in 2015, a mission I led - was considered the last planet. We now know there are thousands of other - possibly inhabited - planets.

~Alan Stern

Topics: Considered Explored Horizons Inhabited Know Last Led Mission Nasa New Now Other Planet Planets Pluto Possibly Thousands Time Which

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Human beings have long wondered whether they are alone in the universe.

~Alan Stern

Topics: Alone Beings Human Human Beings Long Universe Whether Wondered

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People know a planet when they see one, and I think that's a pretty darn good test, in fact, for planethood.

~Alan Stern

Topics: Darn Fact Good In Fact Know People Planet Pretty See Test Think I Think

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I just think it's patently absurd for scientists to categorize objects on the basis of the numbers of objects that they can remember.

~Alan Stern

Topics: Absurd Basis Categorize Just Numbers Objects Remember Scientists Think

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I think when people see Pluto revealed by New Horizons, its satellite system, its complex surface, its atmosphere, I think they'll have a hard time saying 'That's not a planet' because it obviously will be, and I think most people are already coming to that opinion anyway, but I think that's really going to drive it home viscerally.

~Alan Stern

Topics: Anyway Atmosphere Because Coming Complex Drive Going Hard Hard Time Home Horizons Most New Obviously Opinion People Planet Pluto Really Revealed Satellite Saying See Surface System Think Time Will I Think

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As a planetary scientist, I don't know what else to call Pluto: It's big and round and thousands of miles wide.

~Alan Stern

Topics: Big Call Else Know Miles Planetary Pluto Round Scientist Thousands Wide

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A miniature poodle is not not a dog just because it's miniature.

~Alan Stern

Topics: Because Dog Just Just Because Miniature Poodle

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How can an adjective in front of a noun not describe the noun? There are dwarf stars, but they're still considered stars.

~Alan Stern

Topics: Adjective Considered Describe Dwarf Front How Noun Stars Still

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: November 22nd, 1957

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