# R.I.P Gene Cernan

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gene-cernan/777344>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 16, 2017, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gene-cernan/777344 "2017-01-16T21:52:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gene-cernan/777344/1 "2017-01-16T21:52:21Z")

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Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, [died today](https://www.nasa.gov/astronautprofiles/cernan).

Another icon of the United States’ glory days is gone.

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**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gene-cernan/777344/2 "2017-01-16T22:03:46Z")

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Sniff…

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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gene-cernan/777344/3 "2017-01-16T22:09:05Z")

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