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Last Man to Walk on the Moon Died
8 years ago
I just found out that two days ago, Eugene Cernan, commander of Apollo 17, died.
I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Cernan, along with Frank Borman and James Lovell, at an event 8 years ago celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 8 mission, which he presided over.
Of all the Apollo moon walkers, he was my favorite. His was the mission where they got to do the most. He and Jack Schmitt were there three whole days on the moon (versus the few short hours Armstrong and Aldrin had), driving the rover farther than anybody else, exploring some of the most interesting areas on the moon yet seen by humans.
I am truly saddened by his passing, and I'm also sad that of the 12 moon walkers we now have, only six that are still with us. I just hope that some of them will live to see Humanity's return to deep space four years from now on the Orion spacecraft.
I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Cernan, along with Frank Borman and James Lovell, at an event 8 years ago celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 8 mission, which he presided over.
Of all the Apollo moon walkers, he was my favorite. His was the mission where they got to do the most. He and Jack Schmitt were there three whole days on the moon (versus the few short hours Armstrong and Aldrin had), driving the rover farther than anybody else, exploring some of the most interesting areas on the moon yet seen by humans.
I am truly saddened by his passing, and I'm also sad that of the 12 moon walkers we now have, only six that are still with us. I just hope that some of them will live to see Humanity's return to deep space four years from now on the Orion spacecraft.
