Neil Armstrong was probably one of the most human guys I've ever known in my life. Eugene Cernan armstrongguyhave Change image and share on social
Get the shuttle out of the garage. It's in its prime of its life. How could we just put it away? Eugene Cernan garagelifeprime Change image and share on social
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. Eugene Cernan godhopeleave Change image and share on social
People try to typecast astronauts as heroic and superhuman. We're only human beings. Eugene Cernan astronautbeingheroic Change image and share on social
One of the most important things about the geology on the moon is your descriptions of what you see, comparing them to things that you've seen on Earth so that the geologists and the scientists on the ground would know what you're talking about; and then take pictures of them. Eugene Cernan comparedescriptionearth share on social
If you begin to think you're something you're not, you're looking in the wrong mirror. Eugene Cernan beginmirrorwrong Change image and share on social
NASA has been scattered to the four winds. Eugene Cernan nasascatterwind Change image and share on social
Chemical propulsion is obsolete to go anywhere other than the moon.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. Eugene Cernan acceptablechemicalday share on social
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. Eugene Cernan astronautcommitdream Change image and share on social
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. Eugene Cernan blandbringcall share on social