RIP Eugene Cernan- Last man to walk on the moon

[srvy]

https://www.nasa.gov/astronautprofiles/cernan

They are going fast

I had the honor of meeting this man. I remember my Dad calling my work phone from SAV A Connie now Airline History Museam in KC Downtown Airport. I turned my work truck around and headed to downtown airport. When i got there Dad had completed the tour or the Lockeed Constellation and he and dad were eating a roast beef sandwich and a cup coffee in the dirty lunch room of the hanger that men in the 70s and 80s take care of sort of. My Dad introduced me and shook hands and I just sat and listened to these two man talk airplanes and Navy stories. Gene was a humble quiet man I was in awe knowing
i was in the presence of a legend and true American hero. I wasnt the only Mercury and Apollo Astronaut i met at SAC many came to see a airplane that was so important in its day. All were just as you imagined just extraordinary honorable men.

RIP Mr Cernan you made a large impression on me.

[stumppy]

RIP

[Easy 6]

Great story, srvy... I would certainly be awed to meet any astronaut, but those originals hold a special place in American lore

RIP, Mr Cernan

[Rain Man]

We're slowly running out of people who have walked on other heavenly bodies. This is not a good trend.

[notorious]

Man walked on the moon for the first time less than 6 months before the last Chiefs Superbowl appearance.


Let that sink in.

[JohnnyHammersticks]

Originally Posted by notorious

Man walked on the moon for the first time less than 6 months before the last Chiefs Superbowl appearance.


Let that sink in.

Unless we address the quarterback position, man will walk on the Sun before our next one.

[siberian khatru]

Remember him well. In honor of him, tonite I watched the documentary "The Last Man on the Moon," which was outstanding and moving. Highly recommended.

[KranzDictum]

Originally Posted by srvy

https://www.nasa.gov/astronautprofiles/cernan

They are going fast

I had the honor of meeting this man. I remember my Dad calling my work phone from SAV A Connie now Airline History Museam in KC Downtown Airport. I turned my work truck around and headed to downtown airport. When i got there Dad had completed the tour or the Lockeed Constellation and he and dad were eating a roast beef sandwich and a cup coffee in the dirty lunch room of the hanger that men in the 70s and 80s take care of sort of. My Dad introduced me and shook hands and I just sat and listened to these two man talk airplanes and Navy stories. Gene was a humble quiet man I was in awe knowing
i was in the presence of a legend and true American hero. I wasnt the only Mercury and Apollo Astronaut i met at SAC many came to see a airplane that was so important in its day. All were just as you imagined just extraordinary honorable men.

RIP Mr Cernan you made a large impression on me.

Nice story. You are very lucky to have met him.

Dude partied with Sinatra and the Hollywood crowd, he was the man.

His Bio is one of the better astronaut Bio's. I prefer the guys on the ground like the great Gene Kranz to the fly boys. Usually the astronauts were only in the program for a few years but the guys on the ground in the trenches built the space program.

I remember living in New Mexico and standing in the backyard trying to find the capsule in orbit as it was the only Saturn V night launch and only time we could see it orbit during the program. Took at least one orbit to catch it streaking by. I watched as much of Gene and Harrison on the moon as was televised. I was only about 5 years old at the time.

RIP Gene.

[HonestChieffan]

Special people from a special time. I had the good fortune to meet Jim Lovell and spend an hour talking to him. We were all blessed to be part of an amazing time in an America far different than today.