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 CernanGet the shuttle out of the garage. It's in its prime of its life. How could we just put it away?
Gene CernanOnce 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 daughterโs initials that I scribbled in the sand [TDC for Tracy Dawn Cernan].
Gene CernanThe 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.
Gene Cernan