Gene Cernan: Born March 14th, 1934 - Died January 16th, 2017“Curiosity is the essence of human
Gene Cernan: Born March 14th, 1934 - Died January 16th, 2017“Curiosity is the essence of human existence and exploration has been part of humankind for a long time. The exploration of space, like the exploration of life, if you will, is a risk. We’ve got to be willing to take it.”These words were uttered by Gene Cernan, the commander of Apollo 17 and the last person to ever walk on the moon. Since NASA was founded in 1958, the organization has contributed in massive ways towards technological, economical, and inspirational progress. Over the nearly 60 years of NASA’s life, a plethora of amazingly talented scientists and engineers were drawn towards a career in STEM fields after being inspired by Gene Cernan and the other Apollo and Gemini astronauts. It’s the human spirit of exploration that drives the world’s greatest technologists to invent the future. Today we honor Gene Cernan’s legendary life, but long term – we want to see to it that the US annual budget allocation for NASA reflects the hugely important role that technology, economy, and inspiration brings to our society.http://www.penny4nasa.org/take-action/Per Aspera Ad Astra -- source link
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