Gene Cernan
Gene Cernan
Eugene Andrew "Gene" Cernan,, is a retired American naval officer and Naval Aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, fighter pilot, and NASA astronaut. He launched into space three times: as Pilot of Gemini 9A in June 1966, as Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 10 in May 1969, and as Commander of Apollo 17 in December 1972, the final Apollo lunar landing...
moon color orange
The moon is bland in color. I call it shades of gray. You know, the only color we see is what we bring or the Earth, which is looking down upon us all the time. And to find orange soil on the moon was a surprise.
anchors two three
The countdown reached ten seconds and I could almost hear an invisible crescendo of stirring background music. 'Anchors aweigh!' Five, four, three, two, one... and we had ignition!
mother apollo
OK, let's get this mother out of here.
book space accomplishment
Today, we are on a path of decay. We are seeing the book close on five decades of accomplishment as the leader in human space exploration.
moon firsts taurus
As I step off at the surface at Taurus-Littrow, I'd like to dedicate the first step of Apollo 17 to all those who made it possible.
destiny space our-destiny
It's our destiny to explore. It's our destiny to be a space-faring nation.
moon men here-i-am
Here I am at the turn of the millennium and I'm still the last man to have walked on the moon, somewhat disappointing. It says more about what we have not done than about what we have done.
prime garage
Get the shuttle out of the garage. It's in its prime of its life. How could we just put it away?
moon men long
Yes, I am the last man to have walked on the moon, and that's a very dubious and disappointing honor. It's been far too long.
moon surface made
Nobody can take those footsteps I made on the surface of the moon away from me.
guy armstrong humans
Neil Armstrong was probably one of the most human guys I've ever known in my life.
thinking world records
I hold the world speed record downhill, in a Rover. I think it was 17 kilometers per hour, downhill.
home waiting mars
Am I willing to go to Mars? Yes, but I'm not willing to spend nine months getting there, then wait 18 more months until the planets align to come home.
thinking mirrors ifs
If you begin to think you're something you're not, you're looking in the wrong mirror.