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Perhaps the two greatest moments of my life were standing on the moon and being outside of the room when my granddaughter was born! We tend not to remember the worst.

~Gene Cernan

Topics: Being Born Granddaughter Greatest Life Moments Moon My Life Outside Perhaps Remember Room Standing Tend Two Were Worst

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We will certainly see teachers, journalists, artists and poets in space. Whatever it takes to the be the best is what it will take to get you into space.

~Gene Cernan

Topics: Artists Best Certainly Get Journalists Poets See Space Take Takes Teachers Whatever Will You

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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.

~Gene Cernan

Topics: Align Am Come Getting Go Home Mars Months More Nine Nine Months Planets Spend Then Until Wait Willing Yes

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Chemical propulsion is obsolete to go anywhere other than the moon. Three days - that's acceptable. But for Mars, we need propulsion technologies to get us there in, say, 60 days - then spend whatever length of time we want to spend and return when we want to come home.

~Gene Cernan

Topics: Acceptable Anywhere Chemical Come Days Get Go Home Length Mars Moon Need Obsolete Other Return Say Spend Technologies Than Then Three Time Us Want Whatever

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Some astronauts describe the routine flushing of urine into space, where the freezing temperatures turn the droplets into a cloud of bright, drifting crystals, as being among the most amazing sights they saw on an entire voyage.

~Gene Cernan

Topics: Amazing Among Astronauts Being Bright Cloud Describe Drifting Entire Freezing Most Most Amazing Routine Saw Sights Some Space Temperatures Turn Voyage Where

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Astronaut

Born: March 14th, 1934

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