The countdown reached ten seconds and I could almost hear an invisible crescendo of stirring background music. 'Anchors … - Gene Cernan

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I don't fear death, but I sure don't like those three-footers for par.

Gene Cernan

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!

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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.

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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.

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