I Hold The World Speed Record Downhill,

Perhaps The Two Greatest Moments Of My Life Were Standing On The Moon And Being Outside Of The Room When My Granddaughter Was Born! We Tend Not To Remember The Worst.

Some Astronauts Describe The Routine Flushing Of Urine Into Space, Where The Freezing Temperatures Turn The Droplets Into A Cloud Of Bright, Drifting Crystals, As Being Among The Most Amazing Sights They Saw On An Entire Voyage.

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.

The Countdown Reached Ten Seconds And I Could Almost Hear An Invisible Crescendo Of Stirring Background Music. 'anchors Aweigh!' Five, Four, Three, Two, One... And We Had Ignition!

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.