After Apollo 17, America stopped looking towards the next horizon. The United States had become a space-faring nation, but threw it away. We have sacrificed space exploration for space exploitation, which is interesting but scarcely visionary.
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"After Apollo 17, America stopped looking towards the next horizon. The United States had become a space-faring nation, but threw it away. We have sacrificed space exploration for space exploitation, which is interesting but scarcely visionary." — Gene Cernan
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After Apollo 17, America stopped looking towards the next horizon. The United States had become a space-faring nation, but threw it away. We have sacrificed space exploration for space exploitation, which is interesting but scarcely visionary. — Gene Cernan
About Gene Cernan
Gene Cernan was a Astronaut from United States (1934–2017).
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This quote is attributed to Gene Cernan, a Astronaut from United States.
When did Gene Cernan live?
Gene Cernan lived from 1934 – 2017.