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I don't think we should have to do a Mars mission on the basis of hysteria. I think we should do a Mars mission on the basis of a deliberate judgment that what we want to do is open up a new planet for humanity... that we are continuing to be a nation of pioneers.

I would suspect strongly that over a period of time, if we put our mind to going to Mars, it will be a consortium of several countries.

A visitor from Mars could easily pick out the civilized nations. They have the best implements of war.

I get standing ovations at meetings when I say Britain should be involved in human spaceflight. Unfortunately, that goal has been blocked by a handful of people in high office.

The space program needs a goal, and the goal should be humans to Mars.

I hope there will be continued U.K. investment in human spaceflight to enable Britain to benefit from space travel in the longer term and that many more Britons - women and men - will travel into space.

Perhaps the best motivation for going to Mars is political. It is obvious that no single nation currently has either the will or the resources to do it alone, but a consortium of nations and space agencies could achieve it within 20 years.

We should be pushing our boundaries. After all, we Britons are explorers and adventurers.

People will visit Mars, they will settle mars, and we should because it's cool.

I think space exploration is very important. I think there is very intelligent life on Mars. I believe that Martians are spying on us from the bottom of the ocean.