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At 4:56 Houston time, Gene rested the tip of his left index finger on the yellow ignition button.
Lunar Lift-off
The Landing Site
Sulpicius Gallus
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“As we leave the Moon and Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came, and God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind. Godspeed the crew of Apollo Seventeen.” – Gene Cernan’s final words from the surface of the Moon.
Split Boulder
Moon Rock at the Smithsonian
EVA Close-out
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“How can there be orange soil on the Moon?! (Pause) Jack, that is really orange.” Gene Cernan
“Strolling on the Moon One Day”
Orange Soil
Orange & Black Glass Spheres Returned from the Moon
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Flight director Gene Kranz wrote that Cernan was his favorite because of his carefree and jovial attitude, unabashed patriotism, and his close personal relationship with the flight controllers.
