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"Anyone who had a passion for astronomy was welcomed by him... the effort he put in was absolutely unmatched, " said space scientist Dr Lucie Green.
BBC: Tributes paid to Sir Patrick Moore
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"But he would tell us more, he would go into depth, he would take us on a journey through space and we can't ask for better than that really, " said space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock.
BBC: Tributes paid to Sir Patrick Moore
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"There are loads of ideas floating around, and they're serious about implementing them, " said UK space scientist John Zarnecki, who is a visiting professor at Beihang University, the new name for the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
BBC: Rocket launches Chinese space lab