The last man on the moon
Posted:
Mon Dec 19, 2011 4:22 pmby Webb
Apollo 17 returned to earth 39 years ago, December 19, 1972.
Gene Cernan was the last person to walk on the moon.
Re: The last man on the moon
Posted:
Mon Dec 19, 2011 4:38 pmby Webb
Moon Machines: Apollo Guidance Computer (YouTube)
or, What is an Inertial Guidance System anyway?
Re: The last man on the moon
Posted:
Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:22 pmby Steve M
There's always been some controversy over the moon landings until a little known photo recently surfaced.
Re: The last man on the moon
Posted:
Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:50 pmby Webb
You're thinking of the
First Men In The Moon.
I haven't read the book but the movie is great.
Re: The last man on the moon
Posted:
Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:39 pmby Strategic Retreat
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.
Re: The last man on the moon
Posted:
Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:11 amby F35LightningII
His name was actually Eugene Cernan.
Re: The last man on the moon
Posted:
Tue Dec 20, 2011 2:49 amby Webb
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