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Gene Cernan
Gene Cernan
American Astronaut
Born: Mar 14, 1934
Died: Jan 16, 2017
Life Looking Moon Space World You
Related authors: Alan Shepard Buzz Aldrin Christa McAuliffe Ellen Ochoa Jim Lovell Mae Jemison Neil Armstrong Sally Ride
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
Life You Space Arrogant Believe Universe Else Outer Outer Space He How Mathematically Then Created Creator Nowhere Here
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 answers to those questions. I don't know what's over there around the corner. But I want to find out. Gene Cernan
Corner Those Out Find Over Come Know Around Answers Existence Questions Curiosity Any Essence Going Human Where Want Human Existence Who
I walked on the Moon. What can’t you do? Gene Cernan
You Moon Walked
We went into darkness after being in daylight the whole time on the way to the Moon. And then we went into darkness. And we're in the shadow... of the Moon. Gene Cernan
Time Darkness Moon Way Shadow Daylight Being After To The Moon Then Whole
Get the shuttle out of the garage. It's in its prime of its life. How could we just put it away? Gene Cernan
Life Out Could Put Prime How Get Just Garage Away Shuttle
NASA has been scattered to the four winds. Gene Cernan
Has-Been Winds Scattered NASA Been Four
We found out the Gemini spacesuit was, well, oxygen was flowing to keep me cool as well as to breathe, and it wasn't good enough. My visor got fogged. Gene Cernan
Good Me Gemini Enough Out Well Got Oxygen Breathe Cool Keep Found Flowing
We don't have the capability today to put a human being in space of any kind, shape or form, which is absolutely, totally unacceptable when we got the greatest flying machine in the world sitting down at Kennedy in a garage there with nothing to do. Gene Cernan
Today Human Being World Space Nothing Down Machine Flying Unacceptable Kind Totally Absolutely Shape Put Greatest Got Sitting Any Human Being Form Which Capability Garage Kennedy
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
Hope God Peace Moon Willing Shall Return Leave Came Mankind
Nobody can take those footsteps I made on the surface of the moon away from me. Gene Cernan
Me Moon Made Those Take Nobody Footsteps Surface Away
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 that dream come true. Gene Cernan
Dreams Become Own Astronaut Dream Someone Something He He Or She True Come She Himself Always Making His Commit Wanted Then
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
Music Three Seconds Background Anchors Ten Could Had Almost Invisible Reached Hear Stirring Five Four Two
When you head on out to the Moon, in very short order, and you get a chance to look back at the Earth, that horizon slowly curves around in upon himself, and all of sudden you're looking at something that is very strange, but yet is very, very familiar, because you're beginning to see the Earth evolve. Gene Cernan
You Strange Moon Looking Beginning Back Earth Out Evolve Horizon See Slowly Something Head Look Himself Because Around Very Familiar Get Short Order Curves To The Moon Sudden Chance
Neil Armstrong was probably one of the most human guys I've ever known in my life. Gene Cernan
Life My Life Neil Guys Most Armstrong Known Human Ever
Mom was always doing something for somebody. She came from a Czech background, one that made her a devout Catholic and gave her a strong belief in the family. Gene Cernan
Mom Family Strong Made Somebody Gave Background Something She Catholic Devout Always Doing Came Czech Belief Her
I'm quite disappointed that I'm still the last man on the moon. Gene Cernan
Man Moon Disappointed Still Quite Last
People try to typecast astronauts as heroic and superhuman. We're only human beings. Gene Cernan
People Try Heroic Typecast Astronauts Superhuman Only Human Human Beings Beings
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
Best You Space Will Whatever See Poets Take Takes Journalists Get Artists Teachers Certainly
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
Home Wait Space Nine Nine Months Spend Align Months Willing Mars More Come Until Am Go Yes Getting Then Planets
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
Time Home Moon Three Whatever Other Spend Say Mars Obsolete Days Come Return Acceptable Chemical Go Than Get Want Anywhere Length Then Us Technologies Need
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
Amazing Space Cloud Saw Astronauts Sights Temperatures Some Entire Drifting Most Most Amazing Freezing Voyage Crystals Being Where Turn Describe Bright Among Routine

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