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Eugene Cernan, last man to walk on the moon, dead at 82
Fox News ^
| 01/16/2017
| Fox News
Posted on 01/16/2017 1:10:10 PM PST by Wisconsinlady
"...America's challenge of today has forged man's destiny of tomorrow," Cernan said. "And, as we leave the Moon at Taurus- Littrow, we leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind. Godspeed the crew of Apollo 17."
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KEYWORDS: astronaut; cernan; moon
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To: Wisconsinlady
Very sad. Maybe Americans will walk on the moon again, but even in the Trump/Pence Era, I doubt it.
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posted on
01/16/2017 3:27:48 PM PST
by
backwoods-engineer
(Trump won; I celebrated; I'm good. Let's get on with the civil war now.)
To: stickandrudder
WOW! To know Gene Cernan personally, is amazing!
I knew a man who flew the chase plane for Apollo 17. That guy had a lot of stories to tell.
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posted on
01/16/2017 3:28:48 PM PST
by
backwoods-engineer
(Trump won; I celebrated; I'm good. Let's get on with the civil war now.)
NASA @NASA 4h4 hours ago
We are saddened by the loss of retired NASA astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon. http://go.nasa.gov/2iEFt4w
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posted on
01/16/2017 3:31:29 PM PST
by
HokieMom
(Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
To: Wisconsinlady
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posted on
01/16/2017 4:19:30 PM PST
by
Gator113
(I use liberal tears in my milkshake ~DRAIN THE SWAMP~ ~ LOCK HER UP ~ ~DRAIN THE SWAMP~)
To: stickandrudder
You were so fortunate to have known him in person.
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posted on
01/16/2017 4:21:50 PM PST
by
Gator113
(I use liberal tears in my milkshake ~DRAIN THE SWAMP~ ~ LOCK HER UP ~ ~DRAIN THE SWAMP~)
To: Verginius Rufus
But 9 of the 12 who flew to the moon without landing are still alive. Scientific proof that the moon is deadly. < /s>
And a little chart of predicted lifespan from XKCD around 2010. We're pretty close to theiddle estimate.
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posted on
01/16/2017 4:23:54 PM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity - Pres. Eisenhower)
To: Wisconsinlady
According to Wikipedia, Jack Schmitt is still alive and living in Silver City, NM at age 81.
He lives in Silver City, New Mexico, and spends some of his summer at his northern Minnesota lake cabin.
Schmitt is also involved in several civic projects, including the improvement of the Senator Harrison H. Schmitt Big Sky Hang Glider Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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posted on
01/16/2017 4:37:05 PM PST
by
InABunkerUnderSF
(Proudly deplorable since 2016. Lock Her Up!!!)
To: HokieMom
I was fortunate to meet and have a few drinks with Jack Swigert, the Command Pilot for Apollo 13. These guys are all bigger than life to me.
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posted on
01/16/2017 4:47:34 PM PST
by
IronJack
To: Verginius Rufus
How many of those who walked on Mars are still alive? Someone should ask Sheila Jackson Lee. She might know.
To: IronJack
That must be a very special memory.
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posted on
01/16/2017 4:55:16 PM PST
by
HokieMom
(Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
To: HokieMom
Swigert died of cancer shortly after I met him. We had a great time. He was one of the most fascinating men I ever met. And the stories he told ...
Maybe it was the magic of the feelings I had during the early days of the space program. It seemed like men making miracles.
To this day, I have a link to the code the guidance computer used on Apollo 13. I guess I'm still just a kid when it comes to that stuff. It was nice to have heroes.
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posted on
01/16/2017 5:49:30 PM PST
by
IronJack
To: IronJack
I’m sure Hollywood exaggerated the story, but considering your interest in the early space race era, you might think about seeing “Hidden Figures”. I found it an interesting story depicting an exciting time in the early days of NASA.
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posted on
01/16/2017 6:16:31 PM PST
by
HokieMom
(Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
To: katana
Charlie Duke, Lunar Module pilot of Apollo 16, lives just up the road.
To: HokieMom
I’ll check into it. Thanks for the recommendation.
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posted on
01/16/2017 6:36:01 PM PST
by
IronJack
To: Wisconsinlady
Cernan is best known for Apollo 17, but he also flew on Gemini 9 with Tom Stafford in June of 1966. That's the one where their Agena target vehicle crapped out before reaching orbit and they had to try the ATDA target as a backup. But the ATDA shroud didn't separate and they couldn't dock with it either. Cernan was supposed to fly an early version of the manned maneuvering unit but that got scrubbed when he worked up such a sweat that he couldn't see.
Cernan and Stafford teamed up again on Apollo 10 with John Young in May of 1969, which was the last test flight before the manned lunar landings started with Apollo 11. Apollo 10 set the world speed records for a manned vehicle on its reentry to Earth, clocking just under 25,000 mph, which would get you from New York to LA in just over seven minutes.
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posted on
01/16/2017 7:28:27 PM PST
by
chimera
To: IronJack
I found it posted on github a few years ago!
To: Wisconsinlady
“Is he the same whitey who left a flag on Mars?” ~ Sheila Jackson Lee
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posted on
01/16/2017 10:36:42 PM PST
by
Pining_4_TX
(For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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