The last of the men who walked on the Moon has died.

Six of the twelve are still alive: Aldrin; Bean; Scott; Young; Duke and Schmitt.

Fraser

What is more troubling is that the number of people that watched a live transmission from the moon of a man walking on it are also dying out.

Cernan may have been the last to walk on the moon, but not the last of them to live.

Mankind gained knowledge that might come in useful going to another planet, asteroid etc - but whether that is worth the cost is another matter. Of course,  there are conspiracy theorists who insist it was all a big hoax...          (But then there are also those who deny things like the Holocaust in WW2, for whatever perverted reason.)

I would have loved to have watched the first moon landings live - What a magical thing to have witnessed.

Innocent Bystander posted:

Cernan may have been the last to walk on the moon, but not the last of them to live.

Mankind gained knowledge that might come in useful going to another planet, asteroid etc - but whether that is worth the cost is another matter. Of course,  there are conspiracy theorists who insist it was all a big hoax...          (But then there are also those who deny things like the Holocaust in WW2, for whatever perverted reason.)

And that their inauguration was poorly attended. . Sorry to mix topics.

I think the astronauts were extremely brave, but I'm not sure if we will ever vacate this planet given the distances between us and the next inhabitable one. From this perspective I do sometimes wonder about the value for money of interplanetary space exploration. Perhaps we should put our resources into managing our own planet more effectively.

james n posted:

I would have loved to have watched the first moon landings live - What a magical thing to have witnessed.

Indeed,  I sat up & watched it ........ one of those "where were you when ........" moments in life.    I was at home & being obsessed with all things techie it was a 'must watch'.  Tough day at work followed to stay awake & even tougher evening entertaining a young lady  .....   & still entertaining her

Mike-B posted:

james n posted:

I would have loved to have watched the first moon landings live - What a magical thing to have witnessed.

Indeed,  I sat up & watched it ........ one of those "where were you when ........" moments in life.    I was at home & being obsessed with all things techie it was a 'must watch'.  Tough day at work followed to stay awake & even tougher evening entertaining a young lady  .....   & still entertaining her

Fantastic Mike 

I was still at school then, but stayed up all night watching it - as clearly dif everyone else in my class, and beyond, as no school work was done the next, it being the only thing anyone - including teachers - wanted to talk about.

yes, one of those trypuly memorable events, and all the better for being a celebratory occasion. 

Mike-B posted:

james n posted:

I would have loved to have watched the first moon landings live - What a magical thing to have witnessed.

Indeed,  I sat up & watched it ........ one of those "where were you when ........" moments in life.    I was at home & being obsessed with all things techie it was a 'must watch'.  Tough day at work followed to stay awake & even tougher evening entertaining a young lady  .....   & still entertaining her

I watched it live too, once Apollo 11 had landed my parents, brother and sisters all went to bed but I could not let the moment pass unwatched and sat up all night waiting for them to leave the lunar module and take those first momentous steps on the moon. I was 16.

Ken

sheffieldgraham posted:

Innocent Bystander posted:

Cernan may have been the last to walk on the moon, but not the last of them to live.

Mankind gained knowledge that might come in useful going to another planet, asteroid etc - but whether that is worth the cost is another matter. Of course,  there are conspiracy theorists who insist it was all a big hoax...          (But then there are also those who deny things like the Holocaust in WW2, for whatever perverted reason.)

And that their inauguration was poorly attended. . Sorry to mix topics.

I think the astronauts were extremely brave, but I'm not sure if we will ever vacate this planet given the distances between us and the next inhabitable one. 

We have to vacate this planet or we are all toast, literally. In around 4 billion years the sun will become a red giant and engulf Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.

Southweststokie posted:

sheffieldgraham posted:

Innocent Bystander posted:

Cernan may have been the last to walk on the moon, but not the last of them to live.

Mankind gained knowledge that might come in useful going to another planet, asteroid etc - but whether that is worth the cost is another matter. Of course,  there are conspiracy theorists who insist it was all a big hoax...          (But then there are also those who deny things like the Holocaust in WW2, for whatever perverted reason.)

And that their inauguration was poorly attended. . Sorry to mix topics.

I think the astronauts were extremely brave, but I'm not sure if we will ever vacate this planet given the distances between us and the next inhabitable one. 

We have to vacate this planet or we are all toast, literally. In around 4 billion years the sun will become a red giant and engulf Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.

We might need to vacate sooner: trump has the red button

That is so sad... And no can prove now that it was real, you about all these theories, that men never reached the Moon.

Marta posted:

That is so sad... And no can prove now that it was real, you about all these theories, that men never reached the Moon.

You'd have to be rather stupid to believe those theories though. 

Sadly some people seem to, while others seem to have a motive for peddling them. As they do with trying to re-write other bits of history, like the Holocaust.

OMG, don't tell me those damn Nazis had it in for The Clangers? Perhaps they inveigled their way in with a Major Clanger. Or perhaps it was The Iron Chicken?

Marta posted:

That is so sad... And no can prove now that it was real, you about all these theories, that men never reached the Moon.

Well the other men who walked on the moon who are still alive can still attest to being there... Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, David Scott, John W. Young, Charles Duke and Harrison Schmitt.

"Falsified" photos of the surface are quite convincing. If your view is like a religious faith then no amount of evidence will change your POV.

Mike-B posted:

james n posted:

I would have loved to have watched the first moon landings live - What a magical thing to have witnessed.

Indeed,  I sat up & watched it ........ one of those "where were you when ........" moments in life.    I was at home & being obsessed with all things techie it was a 'must watch'.  Tough day at work followed to stay awake & even tougher evening entertaining a young lady  .....   & still entertaining her

I was on my way to Yugoslavia with a group of fellow cavers at the time, and the Yugoslav border guards, who were really cool guys, told us that men had finally landed on the moon and gave us all a Slivovice to celebrate. 

I very vaguely remember it - I was four and we were watching at my Nanna's house - a large Victorian affair with at the time a huge TV - I remember lots of blurry rolling pictures and lots of waiting with ground control audio with beeps - and a rather intense commentary on the BBC from a chap with thick rimmed glasses which I later learnt was James Burke.. I have just now tried to find on Google a copy of the BBC commentary and I am astounded to discover it was wiped!!!

Didn't Pink Floyd write and perform some music for the Moon Landing programme on the Beeb?