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Last Man on the Moon

Chris Lintott visits the Johnson Space Centre to talk to the Commander of Apollo 17, Eugene Cernan about his memories of being the last man on the Moon in 1972.

On 14th December 1972, Captain Eugene Cernan left the Moon to return to Earth. He had no idea that, 25 years later, he would still be the last man to have left his footprints on the lunar surface. Dr Chris Lintott travels to the Johnson Space Centre to talk to the Commander of Apollo 17 about his memories of being on the Moon. Sir Patrick Moore looks at lunar samples brought back by the astronauts and talks to NASA scientists about what they discovered.

30 minutes

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RoleContributor
PresenterPatrick Moore
PresenterChris Lintott
ProducerJane Fletcher
DirectorJane Fletcher

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