{"id":13751,"date":"2017-01-16T18:47:38","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T23:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=13751"},"modified":"2017-01-16T22:35:59","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T03:35:59","slug":"apollo-17-astronaut-gene-cernan-has-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=13751","title":{"rendered":"Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan has died"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apollo_17\" target=\"_blank\">Apollo 17<\/a> astronaut <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronautprofiles\/cernan\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Cernan<\/a>\u00a0has died at the age of 82. He became the last person to have walked on the Moon when he climbed up the ladder of the lunar module. He and\u00a0Harrison Schmitt had spent three days on the Moon from Dec.11 to Dec. 14, 1972.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronautprofiles\/cernan\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13754\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=13754\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/GeneCernan-560x700.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"560,700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GeneCernan-560&amp;#215;700\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/GeneCernan-560x700.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13754 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/GeneCernan-560x700-240x300.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/GeneCernan-560x700-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/GeneCernan-560x700.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more about Cernan, see:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/family-statement-regarding-the-passing-of-apollo-astronaut-eugene-cernan-last-man-to\" target=\"_d\">Gene Cernan Family Statement on Astronaut&#8217;s Passing | NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronautprofiles\/cernan\" target=\"_d\">Remembering Gene Cernan | NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-administrator-reflects-on-legacy-of-last-man-to-walk-on-moon\" target=\"_d\">NASA Administrator Reflects on Legacy of Last Man to Walk on Moon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/content\/images-of-astronaut-gene-cernan\" target=\"_d\">Images of Astronaut Gene Cernan | NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13752\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13752\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/91274401.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13752\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=13752\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/91274401.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1041,1056\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;APOLLO 17 ASTRONAUT WITH AMERICAN FLAG ON MOON, DECEMBER 1972&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;APOLLO 17 ASTRONAUT WITH AMERICAN FLAG ON MOON, DECEMBER 1972&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"APOLLO 17 ASTRONAUT WITH AMERICAN FLAG ON MOON, DECEMBER 1972\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;APOLLO 17 ASTRONAUT WITH AMERICAN FLAG ON MOON, DECEMBER 1972&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/91274401-1009x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-13752 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/91274401-1009x1024.jpg\" width=\"520\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/91274401-1009x1024.jpg 1009w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/91274401-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/91274401-768x779.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/91274401.jpg 1041w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan with American flag on the Moon, December 1972<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A happy moment\u00a0in the Apollo 17 mission\u00a0when Cernan and Schmitt strolled on the Moon:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zl_VdN6rfrQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here is a NASA documentary about the Apollo 17 mission:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xSNqBO-jSZM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong>: A new NASA video about Cernan:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PPgc0MbMB84?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Some thoughts on why we haven&#8217;t gotten back to the Moon since Cernan: <a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2017\/01\/the-passing-of-gene-cernan-reminds-us-how-far-we-havent-come\/\" target=\"_d\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2017\/01\/the-passing-of-gene-cernan-reminds-us-how-far-we-havent-come\/\">The passing of Gene <span class=\"scayt-misspell-word\" data-scayt-word=\"Cernan\" data-scayt-lang=\"en_US\">Cernan<\/span> reminds us how far we haven\u2019t come | Ars <span class=\"scayt-misspell-word\" data-scayt-word=\"Technica\" data-scayt-lang=\"en_US\">Technica<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan\u00a0has died at the age of 82. He became the last person to have walked on the Moon when he climbed up the ladder of the lunar module. He and\u00a0Harrison Schmitt had spent three days on the Moon from Dec.11 to Dec. 14, 1972. For more about Cernan, see: Gene Cernan &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=13751\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan has died<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-history","category-living-in-space"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-3zN","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11905,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=11905","url_meta":{"origin":13751,"position":0},"title":"Video: Trailer for &#8220;The Last Man on the Moon&#8221;","author":"TopSpacer","date":"December 12, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"An announcement of\u00a0a new documentary about Gene Cernan: Gravitas Ventures and Mark Stewart Productions to Distribute the Last Man on The Moon Documentary Chronicling Astronaut Eugene \u201cGene\u201d Cernan to Land February 2016; trailer also available Los Angeles\/London \u2013 On this day forty-three years ago, Apollo 17 Commander Eugene \u201cGene\u201d Cernan\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;History&quot;","block_context":{"text":"History","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=6"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/hd628qa8mN4\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":10652,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=10652","url_meta":{"origin":13751,"position":1},"title":"Video: Trailer for &#8220;The Last Man on the Moon&#8221;","author":"TopSpacer","date":"May 25, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The Last Man on the Moon\u00a0is a documentary about Apollo 17 astronaut\u00a0Gene Cernan,\u00a0the last person to stand on the Moon. 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