The great British explorer George Mallory
Who was to die on Mount Everest
Was asked why did he want to climb it
He said, "Because it is there"
Well, space is there
And we're going to climb it
And the moon and the planets are there
And new hopes for knowledge and peace are there
And, therefore, as we set sail
We ask God's blessing
On the most hazardous
And dangerous
And greatest adventure
On which man has ever embarked