Gene Cernan Quotes & Sayings

OK, let's get this mother out of here. — Gene Cernan

As I step off at the surface at Taurus-Littrow, I'd like to dedicate the first step of Apollo 17 to all those who made it possible. — Gene Cernan

Curiosity is the essence of our existence. — Gene Cernan

Yes, I am the last man to have walked on the moon, and that's a very dubious and disappointing honor. It's been far too long. — Gene Cernan

I know the stars are my home. I learned about them, needed them for survival in terms of navigation. I know where I am when I look up at the sky. I know where I am when I look up at the Moon; it's not just some abstract romantic idea, it's something very real to me. See, I've expanded my home. — Gene Cernan

I've been asked about UFOs and I've said publicly I thought they were somebody else, some other civilization. — Gene Cernan

Another hundred years may pass before we understand the true significance of Apollo. Lunar exploration was not the equivalent of an American pyramid, some idle monument to technology, but more of a Rosetta stone, a key to unlocking dreams as yet undreamed. — Gene Cernan

Once I finally stepped on the moon, no matter what was to come of the next three days - or the rest of my life - nobody could take those steps from me. People ask how long will they be there, and I say forever, however long forever is, like my daughter's initials that I scribbled in the sand [TDC for Tracy Dawn Cernan]. — Gene Cernan

Prepare for the unknown, unexpected and inconceivable ... after 50 years of flying I'm still learning every time I fly. — Gene Cernan

The mass gross absence of sound in space is more than just silence. — Gene Cernan