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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 sacrificed space exploration for space exploitation, which is interesting but scarcely visionary.

~Gene Cernan

Topics: After America Apollo Away Become Exploitation Exploration Had Horizon Interesting Looking Nation Next Sacrificed Scarcely Space Space Exploration States Stopped Threw Towards United United States Visionary Which

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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.

~Gene Cernan

Topics: About Am Disappointing Done Here Last Man Millennium Moon More Says Somewhat Still Than Turn Walked I Am

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As we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came, and God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind.

~Gene Cernan

Topics: Came God Hope Leave Mankind Moon Peace Return Shall Willing

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I think America has a responsibility to maintain its leadership in technology and its moral leadership in the world, to explore, to seek knowledge.

~Gene Cernan

Topics: America Explore Knowledge Leadership Maintain Moral Responsibility Seek Technology Think World I Think

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If you begin to think you're something you're not, you're looking in the wrong mirror.

~Gene Cernan

Topics: Begin Looking Mirror Something Think Wrong You

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I do believe there is life in outer space. Mathematically, there has to be, and if you believe as I do that there is a creator of the universe, then how can we be so arrogant to believe he created life here and nowhere else?

~Gene Cernan

Topics: Arrogant Believe Created Creator Else He Here How Life Nowhere Outer Outer Space Space Then Universe You

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I was a child of World War Two . I saw films of pilots taking off from aircraft carriers and decided that was the only thing I wanted to do. And it had to be flying from sea carriers. Airfields were not enough.

~Gene Cernan

Topics: Aircraft Child Decided Enough Films Flying Had Off Only Pilots Saw Sea Taking The Only Thing Thing Two Wanted War Were World World War

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We leave as we came and, god willing, as we shall return, with peace, and hope for all mankind.

~Gene Cernan

Topics: Came God Hope Leave Mankind Peace Return Shall Willing

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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!

~Gene Cernan

Topics: Almost Anchors Background Could Five Four Had Hear Invisible Music Reached Seconds Stirring Ten Three Two

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Get the shuttle out of the garage. It's in its prime of its life. How could we just put it away?

~Gene Cernan

Topics: Away Could Garage Get How Just Life Out Prime Put Shuttle

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Astronaut

Born: March 14th, 1934

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