#gene cernan

[apollomission8]

Happy Apollo 17 Landing Day!

[astronaut-quotes-daily]

"There's not a bunch of kids out flipping coins and trading candy kisses around to see who has an opportunity to go to the moon. It's a heck of a lot more serious than that." –Gene Cernen, discussing questions about Jack Schmitt's qualifications as LMP on Apollo 17

[sherryholmes]

I love how you can tell the members of original Apollo 17 crew by their outfits...

Although after the mission they wore...

...matching white turtlenecks.

[nobeerreviews]

Who are we? Where are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going?… I don’t know. I don’t have any answers to those questions. I don’t know what’s over there around the corner. But I want to find out.

-- Gene Cernan

[puffle-fuzz]

I’m actually dying laughing. This is adorable. God I wish this was a recent tweet just so I can comment “that’s actually hysterical.” Yeah I don’t think Reid is ever going to tweet about his wife ever again bc she died in May 2020. I’ll be sure to *respectfully* reblog if he does.

Btw this is Reid w his wife Carroll in 2014. She looks like my old physical therapist. It’s uncanny.

[jordi-crafer]

"Oh you bet your ass there's some huge boulders down there" - Gene Cernan

[gregorygalloway]

Eugene Cernan (14 March 1934 – 16 January 2017)

[astronotmovie]

Before Apollo 17 & being the last man on the moon, astronaut Gene Cernan undergoes training for Gemini 9A, April 1966. During his space career, Mr. Cernan flew on G9A, Apollo 10 & A17. He spent 23 days & 14 hours in space, 24 hours of that on moon walks & EVAs. He served as a backup member on Gemini 12, Apollo 7 & A14. A wonderful documentary on his life is ‘The Last Man on the Moon’; it’s an excellent watch.