Astronaut Gene Cernan was the last man on the moon — and ‘he wasn’t happy about that’ He spent his life challenging young people to eclipse his NASA legacy and put fresh footprints on the moon. He died without knowing when — or if — that will happen.

“Neil and I aren’t going to see those next young Americans who walk on the moon."

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1934-2017
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#QuickSidenote Legend says that Commander Gene Cernan quietly carried a Penthouse centerfold of British model Helen Caunt to the Moon. Smuggled into the flight plan by the backup crew, it came 'censored' with Wile E. Coyote & Road Runner stickers... Sort-of NSFW-ish #GeneCernan #OneHitWondered

Apollo 17's lunar module, Challenger, in lunar orbit. This awkward-looking ascent stage, photographed from the command module America, shows its reaction control thrusters, ascent engine, lunar surface hatch, and radar antenna. Astronaut Gene Cernan is partially visible through a window. The descent stage remains on the Moon at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. This image depicts the final Apollo Moon landing mission in December 1972.

Astronomy Picture from 07/01/2006

Apollo 17's Moonship

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Gene Cernan, last astronaut to walk on the moon, dies at 82 HOUSTON (AP) — Former astronaut Gene Cernan, who as the last person to walk on the moon returned to Earth with a message of "peace and hope for all mankind," died on Monday, his family said. He was 82...

"... he traced his only child’s initials in the dust before climbing the ladder of the lunar module the last time."

#GeneCernan
(1934-2017)
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On #Apollo17 #GeneCernan scratched his #daughter's initials TDC in the #moon's soil, in theory it'll be there forever. #father #parenting

The Last Man on the Moon | Home When Apollo astronaut Eugene Cernan stepped off the moon in 1972 he left his footprints and his daughter's initials in the lunar dust. Only now, forty years later, is he ready to share his epic but deeply personal story. Cernan's burning ambition carried him to the spectacular and hazardous environment of space and to the moon. But there was a heavy price to pay for the fame and privilege that followed. As his wife famously remarked, 'If you think going to the moon is hard, try staying at home.' 'The Last Man on the Moon' combines rare archive material, compelling Visual FX and unprecedented access to present an iconic historical character on the big screen.

The Last Man on the #Moon is a #documentary #film about #GeneCernan, released in 2014.#TheLastManOnTheMoon

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Farwell, Gene Cernan. #GeneCernan #science #astronomy

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Watching "The Last Man on the Moon" about my favorite #Apollo #astronaut #GeneCernan #Apollo17. Read the book.

"@Space_Lectures: You HAVE to see this amazing & inspiring film! #GeneCernan @LastManOnMoon " @Everymancinema ?