http://abc7chicago.com/news/gene-cernan-last-astronaut-to-walk-on-the-moon-dies-at-82/1705215/

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

RIP, the last person to walk(or hop) on the moon, the beginning and the end are now both gone, still no return to the moon, even as training and experimentation for landing people on MARS. :(

Here's an article on AOL on Gene Cernan.

Cernan was 38 years old when he blasted off for the moon on Dec. 7, 1972, as commander of Apollo 17. With Ronald Evans orbiting above in the command module, Cernan and Harrison Schmitt, a geologist, rode the lunar lander to the moon's surface four days later.

They explored for about seven hours each day and Cernan wrote that moonwalking was painful for him because he had injured a tendon in his leg two months earlier playing softball.

On the day before returning to the command module, Cernan drove the rover to a point away from the lunar module so that a camera on the vehicle could film their departure. He then paid tribute to his young daughter, Tracy.

"I took a moment to kneel and with a single finger, scratched Tracy's initials, TDC, in the lunar dust, knowing those three letters would remain there undisturbed for more years than anyone could imagine," Cernan wrote in his memoir.

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Remembering Gene Cernan

R.I.P.

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Goodby, Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan. From a member of the NASA STADAN team, Fairbanks, Alaska, which supported you guys. Fare-thee-well, on your next voyage.

Rest in Peace, voyager Gene.

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

R.I.P.

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