Another hundred years may pass before we understand the true significance of Apollo. Lunar exploration was not the equivalent of an American pyramid, some idle monument to technology, but more of a Rosetta stone, a key to unlocking dreams as yet undreamed.
After Apollo 17, America stopped looking towards the next horizon. The United States had become a space-faring nation, but threw it away. We have sac… - Gene Cernan
After Apollo 17, America stopped looking towards the next horizon. The United States had become a space-faring nation, but threw it away. We have sac…
- Gene Cernan
Once I finally stepped on the moon, no matter what was to come of the next three days - or the rest of my life - nobody could take those steps from m… - Gene Cernan
Once I finally stepped on the moon, no matter what was to come of the next three days - or the rest of my life - nobody could take those steps from m…
We leave as we came, and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind. - Gene Cernan
We leave as we came, and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind.
Curiosity is the essence of human existence. 'Who are we? Where are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going?' I don't know. I don't have any an… - Gene Cernan
Curiosity is the essence of human existence. 'Who are we? Where are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going?' I don't know. I don't have any an…
Curiosity is the essence of human existence and exploration has been part of humankind for a long time. The exploration of space, like the exploratio… - Gene Cernan
Curiosity is the essence of human existence and exploration has been part of humankind for a long time. The exploration of space, like the exploratio…
I'm quite disappointed that I'm still the last man on the moon. - Gene Cernan
I'm quite disappointed that I'm still the last man on the moon.
I know the stars are my home. I learned about them, needed them for survival in terms of navigation. I know where I am when I look up at the sky. I k… - Gene Cernan
I know the stars are my home. I learned about them, needed them for survival in terms of navigation. I know where I am when I look up at the sky. I k…
Curiosity is the essence of human existence. - Gene Cernan
Curiosity is the essence of human existence.
To become an astronaut, someone has to have a dream of his own to do something that he or she has always wanted to do, then commit himself to making … - Gene Cernan
To become an astronaut, someone has to have a dream of his own to do something that he or she has always wanted to do, then commit himself to making …
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