“Space is
not to be the realm of the select few. The dream, and the future,
belong to us all, of every race and every nation. It is in a child
in school today who understands the positive vision of the future
of Robert Heinlein. It is the dream of all who see a future bright
with possibilities."
Source: Excerpt from the mission
statement of the Robert A. and Virginia Heinlein Prize Trust.