RIP Mr Cernan 

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01/16/2017 at 15:20 • Filed to: Spacelopnik

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The last man to walk on the moon, Gemini 9 and Apollo 10 astronaut, Navy pilot and fellow Purdue grad. RIP.

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DISCUSSION (10)


Kinja'd!!! HammerheadFistpunch > f86sabre
01/16/2017 at 15:25

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There is a great documentary told by Gene on Netflix right now.

Gives you a great perspective of the highs and lows of his amazing life. Its sad that we are loosing these amazing men when we need their kind of courage most.


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01/16/2017 at 15:28

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When they took him to launch complex 39 all over grown in out of use, that was great, “Why’d you bring me here? It just pisses me off”


Kinja'd!!! MarquetteLa > f86sabre
01/16/2017 at 15:29

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Rest in peace.

I watched The Last Man on the Moon recently and can’t recommend it enough.

Eugene Cernan and the other crew members of Apollo 10 (Thomas Stafford and John Young) hold the record for the highest speed attained by any manned vehicle at 39,897 km/h (11.083 km/s or 24,791 mph) during its return from the Moon on May 26, 1969.


Kinja'd!!! ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > f86sabre
01/16/2017 at 15:36

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How long before certain politi-critters start insisting we never went to the moon at all because it suits their anti-science shtick to say so?

Sigh. I’d like for Buzz to visit DC and start punching people again.


Kinja'd!!! f86sabre > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
01/16/2017 at 15:37

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As kind as there are good telescopes we will be able to see the evidence.


Kinja'd!!! ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > f86sabre
01/16/2017 at 15:40

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Once they gut funding for them entirely, no one will be able to use them. Owning one will be grounds for ‘re-education’. 4+4=5.


Kinja'd!!! Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > f86sabre
01/16/2017 at 15:45

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Holder of the lunar landspeed record too.


Kinja'd!!! ateamfan42 > f86sabre
01/16/2017 at 16:24

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https://xkcd.com/893/

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Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > f86sabre
01/16/2017 at 17:10

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Nooo! Just watched his documentary, seemed like a hell of a great guy. RIP, Gene.


Kinja'd!!! WhaleTailWant > f86sabre
01/16/2017 at 21:17

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Hail Purdue