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. Eugene Cernan americaapolloexploitation share on social
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. Eugene Cernan breathecoolfind Change image and share on social
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. Eugene Cernan aircraftairfieldcarrier share on social
It's our destiny to explore. It's our destiny to be a space-faring nation. Eugene Cernan destinyexplorefare Change image and share on social
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! Eugene Cernan anchoraweighbackground 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Chemical propulsion is obsolete to go anywhere other than the moon.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
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. Eugene Cernan accomplishmentbookclose Change image and share on social
I hold the world speed record downhill, in a Rover. I think it was 17 kilometers per hour, downhill. Eugene Cernan downhillholdhour Change image and share on social
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? Eugene Cernan arrogantcreatecreator share on social
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. Eugene Cernan amazeastronautbright share on social
