“People know a planet when they see one, and I think that's a pretty da...” — Alan Stern Quote

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

“We were very surprised to find out that Pluto is still geologically alive. It has upended our ideas of how planetary geophysics works.”

“I've been on 26 space missions; they range from suborbital to orbital to shuttle experiments to planetary missions.”

“I don't want to take away from anything from my time at Texas. I think it was actually pretty darn special.”

“I grew up with another pretty darn good writer: Glenn Frey of the Eagles. We were very good friends, and we kind of studied it together.”

“I'm pretty darn happy with my day job.”