The so-called scientists, Russian and American, for so many years they're trying to go to the moon planet, nearest planet. But there is no shelter. Actually, I do not know whether they have gone, but why they are coming back? Let them remain there, construct house there; there is everything. If there is no such possibility, why these rascals are going there?
Practically, if it is full of dust only, why these rascals are going to see the dust every time? (laughter) Ask these rascals that "What benefit? You're spending so much money and going to the moon planet and touching, 'Now my flag is on the dust,' (laughter) and go back with little pebbles, 'Oh, we have gone.' " No. Moon-reaching day, holiday. Nixon, another rascal, great rascal—holiday.
And what do you want there? Patanty adhaḥ. After so much endeavor, trying to go to the moon planet, they are failing. And what to speak of other planets? What to speak of the Brahmaloka, Tapaloka, Jana . . .? They are there. We are seeing every day, at night, there are so many. Who is going there? The nearest planet, which is about 200,000 miles, I think it is so, from here, the moon planet, and they cannot go.
And what to speak of other planets? There are many. They do not . . . cannot calculate how far they are, but we see every night there. So how imperfect knowledge they are. That is my point. And still they are going as scientist. Lokasya ajānataḥ (SB 1.7.6). They are so fools and rascal, still they are passing on as scientist, big men, learned men. No. None of them. This is our challenge. None of them.