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The last man on the moon

Postby Webb » Mon Dec 19, 2011 4:22 pm

Apollo 17 returned to earth 39 years ago, December 19, 1972.

Gene Cernan was the last person to walk on the moon.
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Re: The last man on the moon

Postby Webb » Mon Dec 19, 2011 4:38 pm

Moon Machines: Apollo Guidance Computer (YouTube)

or, What is an Inertial Guidance System anyway?
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Re: The last man on the moon

Postby Steve M » Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:22 pm

There's always been some controversy over the moon landings until a little known photo recently surfaced.


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Re: The last man on the moon

Postby Webb » Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:50 pm

You're thinking of the First Men In The Moon.

I haven't read the book but the movie is great.

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Re: The last man on the moon

Postby Strategic Retreat » Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:39 pm

What is an Inertial Guidance System anyway?


Probably something akin to the the gyroscopic Inertial Navigation System platforms, this very day still used on many airplanes.
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Re: The last man on the moon

Postby F35LightningII » Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:11 am

His name was actually Eugene Cernan.
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Re: The last man on the moon

Postby Webb » Tue Dec 20, 2011 2:49 am

Last words from the moon:

"(Director of NASA Management) Bob (Parker), this is Gene, and I'm on the surface; and, as I take man's last step from the surface, back home for some time to come
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