Space Quotes by Gene Cernan

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

— Gene Cernan

As we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came, and God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for…

— Gene Cernan

I walked on the Moon. What can't you do?

— Gene Cernan

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

— 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…

— Gene Cernan

“I felt that I was literally standing on a plateau somewhere out there in space, a plateau that science and technology had allowed me…

— Gene Cernan

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

— Gene Cernan

As I take man's last step from the surface, back home for some time to come...I'd like to just (say) what I believe history…

— Gene Cernan

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

— Gene Cernan

I hold the world speed record downhill, in a Rover. I think it was 17 kilometers per hour, downhill.

— Gene Cernan

Curiosity is the essence of human existence and exploration has been part of humankind for a long time. The exploration of space, like the…

— Gene Cernan

I do believe there is life in outer space. Mathematically, there has to be, and if you believe as I do that there is…

— 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…

— 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…

— Gene Cernan

Curiosity is the essence of human existence.

— Gene Cernan