The dawn of a new day is breaking An age of discovery is taking Humans to the open skies Pushing us to climb new heights In the wake of Vostok An urgency emerged that shook our curiosity And breathed inspiration Into our hearts And in the year of ‘69 We again made history in the blink of an eye One small step for man And a giant leap for mankind Words that will forever echo on Through all that lies ahead And just like Apollo Into the great unknown we'll follow To launch the tale That never ends Always strive to raise the bar Join Viking 1 on Mars So much awaits for us to see Far beyond our galaxy Time to launch the shuttle now Hold your breath as we count down Blast off into outer space Unsure of what well face An interstellar tour awaits Towards Voyager well race Onward we roam through the stars (The eagle has landed) Hear them calling (Into the unknown) So inviting, though frightening How far can we go? (Though just a small step for man) We will know (A giant leap for mankind) When we travel further out, ever on On and on we persevere Farther through the last frontier For the next discovery Unveil another mystery And though the skeptics say we'll falter To doubt we never will surrender Push on, carry on By words we shall not be deterred We'll stand triumphant As we claim our place in the universe