” The Moon was the most spectacularly beautiful desert you could ever imagine. Unspoilt. Untouched. It had a vibrancy about it and the contrast between it and the black sky was so vivid, it just made this impression of excitement and wonder. “
” My walk on the moon lasted three days. My walk with God will last forever. “
” Buzz Aldrin doesn’t think we need to go back to the Moon – that we should go straight on to Mars. I’m more on the side that says we should go back to the Moon. I think there’s a lot we can utilise the Moon for scientifically. “
” It certainly is possible to construct a moon base in such a way that crews could stay for extended periods of time. “
” The only time I had what you would call life-threatening fear was when I was on the Moon. Towards the end of our stay, we got excited and we were going to do the high jump, and I jumped and fell over backwards. That was a scary time, because if the backpack got broken, I would have had it. But everything held together. “
” I think a Moon base is not necessary to get to Mars, but I think it will be helpful. It would give you a chance to develop and mature some systems, long duration, deep space stuff, and you’re close enough to get some help, via radio from Earth. “
” Of course, mankind would not have landed on the Moon in 1969, were it not for two things: conquered Nazi rocket technology and post-war anti-Communist paranoia in the United States. “
” You wouldn’t want to land on the Moon and launch to Mars. That would be very inefficient. “
All 8 Charles Duke Quotes about Moon in picture
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