I'm Quite Disappointed That I'm

As I Step Off At The Surface At Taurus-littrow, I'd Like To Dedicate The First Step Of Apollo 17 To All Those Who Made It Possible.

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.

Mom Was Always Doing Something For Somebody. She Came From A Czech Background, One That Made Her A Devout Catholic And Gave Her A Strong Belief In The Family.

We Went Into Darkness After Being In Daylight The Whole Time On The Way To The Moon. And Then We Went Into Darkness. And We're In The Shadow... Of The Moon.

Here I Am At The Turn Of The Millennium And I'm Still The Last Man To Have Walked On The Moon, Somewhat Disappointing. It Says More About What We Have Not Done Than About What We Have Done.