The last man to walk on the Moon,commander of the Apollo 17 mission, Gene Cernan has died, aged 82.
He was one of only three people to go to the Moon twice and the last man to leave a footprint there in 1972.
He also spoke the last words from the surface: "We leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return with peace and hope for all mankind."
I find it incredibly depressing that there's now no-one left on this planet that has ever stood on another world. Farewell to the last of the men with the right stuff.
He was one of only three people to go to the Moon twice and the last man to leave a footprint there in 1972.
He also spoke the last words from the surface: "We leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return with peace and hope for all mankind."
I find it incredibly depressing that there's now no-one left on this planet that has ever stood on another world. Farewell to the last of the men with the right stuff.