Last Human On The Moon Reveals What He Felt - Never Said Before.

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  • The speaker is Eugene "Gene" Cernan an American astronaut who was the last person to walk on the Moon during NASA's Apollo 17 mission in December 1972. My team recorded this interview in 1994.
    My greatest astronaut recorded story is here. He felt God - • This Astronaut Felt Go...
    Gene Cernan's first spaceflight was as the pilot of the Gemini 9A mission in June 1966. He served as the lunar module pilot for Apollo 10 in May 1969, a mission that served as a dress rehearsal for the Apollo 11 lunar landing. Cernan and his fellow crew members flew to within 9.7 miles of the lunar surface but did not land.
    Cernan's most significant achievement came as the commander of Apollo 17, NASA's final manned lunar mission. This mission took place from December 7 to December 19, 1972. Cernan, along with Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans, conducted extensive geological experiments on the Moon, collected valuable samples, and spent a total of about 22 hours on the lunar surface. Cernan's departure from the Moon's surface on December 14, 1972, marked the last time a human set foot on the Moon to date.
    The NASA Gemini program was a series of manned space missions conducted in the mid-1960s that paved the way for the Apollo program and the eventual landing of astronauts on the Moon. The primary goals of the Gemini program were to develop and test the necessary technology and techniques for future lunar missions as well as to gain experience with long-duration spaceflights and extravehicular activities (spacewalks).
    The Apollo program was a series of manned space missions conducted by NASA in the 1960s and early 1970s with the primary goal of landing humans on the Moon and safely bringing them back to Earth.
    Apollo 11 (AS-506): Launched on July 16, 1969, this historic mission was the first to successfully land humans on the Moon. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the lunar surface while Michael Collins orbited above. Armstrong's famous words as he stepped onto the Moon were, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
    Apollo 17 (AS-512): Launched on December 7, 1972, this was the final mission of the Apollo program. Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt conducted extensive scientific research on the lunar surface while Ronald Evans orbited above. Cernan's departure from the Moon marked the last time humans have walked on its surface to date.
    The Apollo program was a monumental achievement in space exploration. It demonstrated the United States' ability to land humans on the Moon and return them safely, advanced scientific knowledge about the Moon and space, and left a lasting legacy in human history. The program's technological innovations and scientific discoveries continue to influence space exploration efforts to this day.
    Currently NASA's Artemis program, which was announced in 2019, aims to send the next astronauts to the lunar surface by the mid-2020s. The goal of the Artemis program is to land "the first woman and the next man" on the Moon, and it is part of NASA's long-term vision for sustainable lunar exploration.
    If you are interested in seeing more clips about man's efforts to explore space search the word "NASA" on my UA-cam channel 1 you will find dozens of clips from this television series and others that I have made on this subject.
    If this interested you I would appreciate your supporting my efforts to present more films from my archive by clicking the thanks button below the video screen or by visiting PayPal at www.paypal.com/me/davidhoffmanfilms.
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  • @DavidHoffmanFilmmaker
    @DavidHoffmanFilmmaker  5 місяців тому +28

    More from the same recordig - ua-cam.com/video/I7H8J1ARNsU/v-deo.html

    • @charlesbrightman4237
      @charlesbrightman4237 5 місяців тому +1

      Robots on the Moon (and Mars) -> Which build habitats for robots -> And have robots to fix robots -> Which then build greenhouses and infrastructure for humans and other species -> Then humans and other species.

    • @SpiritintheSky.
      @SpiritintheSky. 5 місяців тому +1

      Again, fascinating insights. I am so much wiser for them, and any more there might be available..

    • @tfbama68
      @tfbama68 5 місяців тому

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    • @apolloskyfacer5842
      @apolloskyfacer5842 5 місяців тому

      @@tfbama68 The paranoia is strong with this one. It is said that it's an early sign of ment*l health issues.

  • @JetFilipino
    @JetFilipino 5 місяців тому +138

    you watch this and you realize how far class, dignity and integrity have fallen in today's society.

    • @albertlevins9191
      @albertlevins9191 5 місяців тому +2

      Oh my God. Where are all of the respectable people today? I think they died off...

    • @EattheApple666
      @EattheApple666 4 місяці тому +1

      Get off my lawn!

    • @billjamison2877
      @billjamison2877 4 місяці тому

      Unfortunately, the decline of society continues. If we don't have the wisdom or the wherewithal to turn this around, America , as we have known it, is done. God Bless America!@@albertlevins9191

    • @eric4232
      @eric4232 4 місяці тому

      Americans still have dignity and integrity! But today's administration wants to divide the people so the media doesn't have these individuals on their shows to show how bad they are.

    • @cequiteplait9097
      @cequiteplait9097 4 місяці тому

      it's called a cosmopolitan shit hole

  • @thirdactwarrior317
    @thirdactwarrior317 5 місяців тому +330

    In the early 90's, the company I worked for hired Cernan to give a series of speeches at various events around the country. Because I was also a former Navy aviator, I got tapped to accompany him to these events just to make sure everything went smoothly. I got to know him a bit and it was a pleasure. He was the real deal.

    • @Jack-2day
      @Jack-2day 5 місяців тому +12

      Any interesting story/moment that you can recall with Gene? Cheers

    • @kashioable
      @kashioable 5 місяців тому +8

      Wow that must have been incredible to be alongside him listening to his stories

    • @randymillhouse791
      @randymillhouse791 5 місяців тому +1

      Who tapped you?

    • @BigBoaby-sg1yo
      @BigBoaby-sg1yo 5 місяців тому +11

      @@kashioable “ stories “ yup ! That’s exactly what they were 😂

    • @artstation707
      @artstation707 5 місяців тому +3

      @@Jack-2day He's an honest person, when the cameras aren't filming.

  • @jimashby43
    @jimashby43 5 місяців тому +7

    I've never heard a boring Astronaut. And he especially, I could listen to his Thoughtful and Caring stories for days.

  • @NanaBren
    @NanaBren 5 місяців тому +65

    Thank you so much for having Gene Cernan on your show. I was very young when he was going through this, I didn’t know what he went through for mankind. It’s very sobering to hear him talk about his difficulties re-entering the spacecraft. His courage in leaving the earth to explore the unknown is astounding. I’m thankful for men like him and I’m truly grateful that he was part of something so incredible. God bless him. ❤

    • @roberthart9886
      @roberthart9886 5 місяців тому

      Watch the movie Manchurian Candidate. They can manipulate minds

    • @750count
      @750count 4 місяці тому

      ​@@roberthart9886An unbeliever, you are?

    • @roberthart9886
      @roberthart9886 4 місяці тому

      @@750count Is this a trick question? Do you believe commercial planes flown by people who could barely fly Cessnas could navigate such exotic dashboards to hone in on buildings in NYC?

    • @750count
      @750count 4 місяці тому

      What? Hahahaha

  • @Octopossible
    @Octopossible 4 місяці тому +14

    It's remarkable what Cernan and others did in the 60s while we're struggling 50 years later to reproduce those same feats.

    • @briandenley
      @briandenley Місяць тому

      Not true. We pored huge amounts of money into Apollo to beat the Soviets, then cancelled Apollo to fund the Shuttle (a mistake) and we’re left with no heavy booster. Congress lost the appetite to spend big bucks on space. They’ll never spend like that again.

  • @Yourmission9
    @Yourmission9 5 місяців тому +36

    Gene Cernan was such a well spoken man, and really one of the last of an era of men who just got the job done no matter the cost. I would’ve been 11 roughly when this interview was filmed and I thought then as I do now. Astronauts are as brave as they come. If you don’t have fear of claustrophobia that’s a start, but then combine that with flying on a rocket at 16 miles per second, and that’s only on the way out of Earth’s atmosphere, then you have to experience the ride on the way back down. I have a huge admiration for these men and women but none for me thanks, I’ll be a curious bystander and I’m more than happy about that

  • @bebbychad7607
    @bebbychad7607 5 місяців тому +369

    One doesn't realise the intricacies and dangers involved in these missions. This man and his colleagues, whether they touched the surface of the moon or not, were all extremely brave.

    • @SincerelyUnconscious
      @SincerelyUnconscious 5 місяців тому +22

      Wait.. if he didn’t touch the moon how does that make him brave?

    • @bebbychad7607
      @bebbychad7607 5 місяців тому +29

      @@SincerelyUnconscious you are ridiculous 🙄

    • @archstanton3249
      @archstanton3249 5 місяців тому +17

      Its been said , “ imagination is more important than knowladge.”
      This is really something!
      Just , imagine!

    • @patnarciso35
      @patnarciso35 5 місяців тому

      @@SincerelyUnconsciouslet me see you strap your ass into a a spaceship

    • @CoachStephenDredd
      @CoachStephenDredd 5 місяців тому +15

      If he didn't then that changes everything 😂

  • @albertlevins9191
    @albertlevins9191 5 місяців тому +42

    "Too beautiful to be an accident."
    Yep, my sentiments exactly.
    Many people will never experience this feeling in person.
    But if/when it happens to you, there is no denying it.
    This life is intentional, down to the last detail.
    I remember my moment. It was when I knew I was in love with my wife.
    I had been an atheist for many years...
    That all disappeared in a heart beat.
    After that day, I knew beauty, and I knew destiny was real.
    Such a powerful video. I have watched it 3 times.
    You sir, just gained another subscriber.

    • @EattheApple666
      @EattheApple666 4 місяці тому

      It's not an accident, do some reading on the topic. So glad God took care of your love life while children die from cancer every day.

    • @jimiewilliams7623
      @jimiewilliams7623 4 місяці тому

      So a starving baby in Africa, getting stalked and eventually eaten by a vulture, is part of the divine plan? Is that destiny? Was it done on purpose? Who set that horror in motion? That baby story really happened, and no matter how great things seem for me, I never forget that stuff like that is happening everyday, and every hour. Keeps me grounded in reality and grateful for any good fortune I run into. Eventually, you may get Alzheimer's forget your kids, wife and friends (happens all the time), then die miserably. Cancer is another highly likely way for you to go. Painful and heartbreaking. No accident, right? Some of us get lucky, and believe there's a god who led them to such good fortune, others, like myself, see that life is all about probability. "Some are born to sweet delight, some are born to endless night." And there is no god to save you from your plight. The cosmos was no accident, to infer that it was, would mean there was agency involved. You need a mind, to conceive of an accident. Things just happen because of quantum fluctuations. The big bang, then eventually gravity and the formation of planets. You know, the basis of the material universe. those events and stages aren't random, but they're not intentional either. Come back to Earth, Albert, you can still believe in love and fortune, even though there is no justification for a creator. But, if believing in such a thing, brings you happiness, then make the best of it, because life is short. Especially for starving children, hunted by scavengers.

    • @albertlevins9191
      @albertlevins9191 4 місяці тому +1

      I didn't tell the bad stories that happened to me. I told the good one. That is the one that made me believe.
      For the record, I have been an addict. I have seen things that would make the devil cringe.

    • @srdjanmarkovic4934
      @srdjanmarkovic4934 4 місяці тому

      @@jimiewilliams7623 If a baby is indeed starving than that vulture may just be his angel of deliverance. If you wanna get philosophical there is one for you..Broaden your insights.

  • @clint9040
    @clint9040 5 місяців тому +9

    With all three division in this country right now, listening to this man gives me a sense of calm in that we were united in this enormous endeavor. I can close my eyes and smile remembering where I was .

  • @briansmith8730
    @briansmith8730 5 місяців тому +66

    I love Gene Cernan’s humility and him being willing to share his faith in a higher power. The Apollo program was really a golden age of America.

  • @sandrataylor3723
    @sandrataylor3723 4 місяці тому +7

    I was 12 years old in 1969 and saw the moon landing on TV. I was and still am an avid Star Trek fan. I watched Star Trek debut in 1966 and in my mind, I thought with the moon landing that we were on our way to being like it was in the TV series. There was some publicity about the moon landing and the possibilities of further trips to space, but it soon petered out. I believe if the media had kept it alive and going far longer than it did that there would have been more public interest in space exploration.

  • @zyxwut321
    @zyxwut321 5 місяців тому +62

    A man talking in front of a camera for over 23 minutes was one of the most intense, awe-inspiring and amazing moments I've ever seen captured on video.

    • @tomv3999
      @tomv3999 5 місяців тому +11

      I could not agree more. I had the pleasure of seeing him in Colorado, but he could not go into this level of detail. I think he is right: Apollo was ahead of its time. But goddamn... we picked the right people at the right time ... just (I will re-use your words) awe-inspiring.

    • @l.e.brentwood3137
      @l.e.brentwood3137 5 місяців тому +2

      ❤💯

    • @BigBoaby-sg1yo
      @BigBoaby-sg1yo 5 місяців тому +1

      @@tomv3999 lying for 23 minutes- wow that’s an achievement in its own 🥸

    • @chrismullin8304
      @chrismullin8304 5 місяців тому

      @@tomv3999I think the biggest mistake was sending these men to space while their evil twins became the politicians. We shoulda flipped that coin.

    • @tomv3999
      @tomv3999 5 місяців тому

      @@chrismullin8304 You are correct. 🤣

  • @glenndespres5317
    @glenndespres5317 5 місяців тому +17

    That space walk was etched upon my mind back then. They made it lo easy. To hear this brave soul describe how physically exhausted he was from it all these years later just adds to the awe.
    “Let’s get this mother outta here.” Beautiful. Felt that.

  • @alienlovearts
    @alienlovearts 5 місяців тому +16

    Not just steel pants. Steel balls.

    • @albertlevins9191
      @albertlevins9191 5 місяців тому +2

      This wins comment of the week for me. Thanks for this. 😂😂

  • @davidcarlin3850
    @davidcarlin3850 5 місяців тому +72

    Gene Cernan is my favorite astronaut. He could always relate the experiences so Intricately

    • @Partimepeasant
      @Partimepeasant 5 місяців тому +9

      They all are!

    • @bipolarbear9917
      @bipolarbear9917 5 місяців тому +7

      Yeah, Gene is one of my favorites too. The only disappointment was when he and Neil were so negative early on about whether Spacex could really achieve it’s ambitious vision with reusable rockets and private companies involved with space exploration. I’m sure they’d both be proud now of what Spacex has achieved. RIP Gene, Neil and all our other late space heroes. 👨‍🚀

    • @maryhaddock9145
      @maryhaddock9145 5 місяців тому +2

      He was much more excitable and emotional. Couldn't imagine the others singing whilst on the moon.

    • @user-co8uy5rb2s
      @user-co8uy5rb2s 5 місяців тому +1

      Story Musgrave is a good speaker too.

  • @bille9995
    @bille9995 4 місяці тому +5

    Big SALUTE to "YOU" and that pioneering spirit and sheer bravery!

  • @johnsgarage6622
    @johnsgarage6622 5 місяців тому +68

    Remarkable interview! Gene's description of looking at the earth amid the blackness of space is forever etched in my mind.

    • @Miamiborne1969
      @Miamiborne1969 5 місяців тому +2

      Ya that was beautiful

    • @Deploracle
      @Deploracle 5 місяців тому +4

      The blackness of space .. indeed.

    • @user-jh1ct9ks4k
      @user-jh1ct9ks4k 5 місяців тому +1

      You people really think they went there they never left earth's orbit they would have died but if you fall for anything. 😂😂😂😂

    • @Deploracle
      @Deploracle 5 місяців тому +2

      @@user-jh1ct9ks4k Flying in space isn't that difficult. The hardest part is you can't navigate by pointing the optics at stars. The astronauts instead were forced to aim at any planets in view, which are always moving .. and that meant constant course corrections en route.

    • @erzsebethyoung
      @erzsebethyoung 4 місяці тому

      ​@@Deploracle... You know how rockets look huge on the ground to humans 5-7 Ft tall ... But, if you Google :
      Images of Rockets above the Clouds
      You can see how TINY rockets are compared to the vastness of Space and ask how could such a tiny object reach the Moon.

  • @accordionSWE
    @accordionSWE 5 місяців тому +55

    This channel is magnificent. The quality is all around outstanding and as a viewer I always learn something new. Thank you David Hoffman!

    • @Ashas.Garden
      @Ashas.Garden 5 місяців тому +9

      It really is!

    • @AlphaFemmeXtine
      @AlphaFemmeXtine 5 місяців тому +5

      He is definitely a gem! Love his docs and am so glad he's sharing on UA-cam.

  • @sandra.phillips
    @sandra.phillips 5 місяців тому +117

    Thanks for preserving and sharing this piece of history David! Gene is so eloquent and down-to-earth at the same time. It is a shame, as he said, that the astronauts weren't encouraged to share their personal feelings about their experiences. Those details would have helped millions understand the intensity and awe of the program.

    • @Globaldave1970
      @Globaldave1970 5 місяців тому +6

      Why were they told to shut up?

    • @lijohnyoutube101
      @lijohnyoutube101 5 місяців тому

      @@Globaldave1970Heros and emotions and discussion of grueling intensity aren’t typically translated well to the masses. Humans overall are pretty dumb and the majority function at a pretty low level.

    • @anthonydowling3356
      @anthonydowling3356 5 місяців тому +3

      @@Globaldave1970 Because it would expose the big LIE.

    • @someguy5438
      @someguy5438 5 місяців тому

      ​​@@anthonydowling3356The big lie that literally millions of people from dozens of countries took to their deaths. Conspiracy theories are more fun when they are plausible. You just sound like an uneducated moron. You should consider learning about the appollo program, and smarten up.

    • @Deploracle
      @Deploracle 5 місяців тому +2

      @@anthonydowling3356 Indeed. And the big lie is not what you think it is.

  • @JWF99
    @JWF99 5 місяців тому +21

    Gene is so great to listen to, could listen to him all day long! Thanks David
    ✌😎

  • @peterdennis6106
    @peterdennis6106 5 місяців тому +42

    This is a beautiful document of humanity discovering things. What a time to be alive

  • @carolleenkelmann3829
    @carolleenkelmann3829 5 місяців тому +26

    Thankyou for sharing this experience. It is wonderful to hear it, "straight from the horse's mouth." This is so important especially when you have a lot of people actually denying that this even occurred. I saw this Moon venture on TV. Like it was said, it was history in the making. I realized the significance of this space adventure and I was privileged to be part of the viewing public and space journey following in Australia in my youth and younger days. It was marvellous.
    And thankyou for the very detailed information in the Description Box.

  • @robertanderson350
    @robertanderson350 4 місяці тому +2

    His conviction after seeing the earth from afar that there has to be someone greater that has put this all together was so heartfelt.

  • @tamarrajames3590
    @tamarrajames3590 5 місяців тому +12

    Fascinating to hear these intimate remembrances all these years after. Nobody back then considered failure as a possibility. The astronauts were rigorously trained for these missions (insofar as anyone really knew what these men would encounter out there). There was only these heroes, and their missions…and the certainty of success. Thanks for sharing this David.🖤🇨🇦

  • @mrmullett1067
    @mrmullett1067 5 місяців тому +43

    I think the photo taken by Collins from the command module during Apollo 11, where the Moon and Earth are in the photo and Neil and Buzz were returning from the surface of the Moon in the Lunar Module is one of the most profound images ever taken.
    All of humanity except Collins was in that photo. I often wonder how he felt to be so singularly alone.
    Thanks for posting this amazing piece of history. Such a wonderful speaker.
    Aroha from NZ.

    • @Deploracle
      @Deploracle 5 місяців тому

      All life in the visible universe was in that photo.

    • @heresyseed
      @heresyseed 5 місяців тому +2

      @@Deploraclein all its composite glory?

    • @Deploracle
      @Deploracle 5 місяців тому +1

      @@heresyseed The images and films from space are exactly how you would see space with the naked eye. There is no camera trickery going on or specious arguments about overexposure or sensor desensitization.
      We are all alone.

    • @heresyseed
      @heresyseed 5 місяців тому

      @@Deploracle I was under the impression that nasa only released composite images…
      Most of which have been debunked for fakes using modern photographic software… ?

  • @nyc10021
    @nyc10021 5 місяців тому +63

    I have no words to adequately describe the respect and admiration I have for these men. I wish children today in our education system could see these videos.

    • @zhou_sei
      @zhou_sei 5 місяців тому

      what's stopping them?

    • @youbigtubership
      @youbigtubership 5 місяців тому

      There al.ost as likely to see fake moon landing and flat earth videos, considering the corruption of education.

    • @stinkstank5177
      @stinkstank5177 5 місяців тому

      @@zhou_sei- Woke Liberals.

    • @BigBoaby-sg1yo
      @BigBoaby-sg1yo 5 місяців тому +3

      Yes if children saw these vids they would know they were lying 🤥

    • @Peace2U-ec6es
      @Peace2U-ec6es 5 місяців тому +7

      It would be even better if they had role models like them today. In my day America had all kinds of heroes in Life, in Space, in Sports, and even in Politics.
      One has to look harder to find them today.

  • @wilfhigginson465
    @wilfhigginson465 5 місяців тому +43

    Profound dignity. This is what heroes ought to be like.

    • @BigBoaby-sg1yo
      @BigBoaby-sg1yo 5 місяців тому +2

      lol 😂 he’s lying through his teeth 🥸

  • @rickinmi
    @rickinmi 5 місяців тому +12

    I was in 3rd grade when my father pulled me out of school for a week so that he could take our family from Western New York to cape Canaveral to witness Apollo 17 lift into the night sky. Such amazing times...

  • @baronpedro9263
    @baronpedro9263 5 місяців тому +22

    Very interesting interview with the last man on the moon, Eugene Cernan. A well explained rare experience.

  • @budd1814
    @budd1814 5 місяців тому +3

    Awesome interview.. Thanks

  • @ianclarke5404
    @ianclarke5404 4 місяці тому +1

    This is the best recollection from the apollo missions I've heard thank you for posting .

  • @davidconley3610
    @davidconley3610 4 місяці тому +1

    David I much enjoyed this interview!!

  • @timford3599
    @timford3599 4 місяці тому +2

    Here we are 55 years later and the very idea of the Apollo Program and all these men achieved is STILL mind blowing to me.

  • @OziBlokeTimG
    @OziBlokeTimG 4 місяці тому +3

    Great conversation, genuine beautiful guy. Clarity and honesty is brilliant. ❤

  • @snowmiaow
    @snowmiaow 5 місяців тому

    Thank you for the interview.

  • @ronwood7029
    @ronwood7029 5 місяців тому +6

    Glad he said the earth was too amazing to have came about by chance , giving the credit to our amazing creator God

  • @trex3003
    @trex3003 5 місяців тому +37

    So scary! This man and his partners were so unbelievably brave.

    • @Simmonique
      @Simmonique 5 місяців тому

      To think that in the distant future (2024 and beyond) there will be no manned missions to put people on the moon. Lots of planning, little action.

  • @charlesmckinley29
    @charlesmckinley29 5 місяців тому +3

    David your portfolio is such high quality and so diverse!

  • @tominnc315
    @tominnc315 4 місяці тому +2

    We were glued to tvs in the 60s. Gemeni Apollo i was 16 at moon landing. We could no more do it again than me flying to the sun

  • @susanfay2213
    @susanfay2213 5 місяців тому

    Thanks for sharing this! (And I'm so glad it happened into my feed, because I'd only gotten your community posts before!)

  • @lanabethmorrison6584
    @lanabethmorrison6584 5 місяців тому +2

    This man seems very well put together ,his mannerism is excellent 👏 very well at speaking ,explaining exactly how he felt n what took place .great man great job .

  • @jmflyer55
    @jmflyer55 5 місяців тому +43

    I’ve heard Gene Cernan speak before and have always hung on almost each word he says when describing his time with Apollo both on & off the moon. In my generation, and adding I speak of myself personally, many young boys dreamed of becoming astronauts. Right? Who else remembers? And I tried to follow that dream as far as I could, both financially and intellectually, which resulting in me flying for over 40 years as of today. An accomplishment sure, but a relative drop in a bucket that must be overflowing to become an astronaut back in those days. And this fact is something that’s been lost, and overshadowed by NASA’s changes over the years and what the “Space Program” and its “astronauts” would become some 20 years later. And the younger generations today (and even some older) don’t understand the hurdles these unique men that flew in the Apollo missions and went to the moon, had to accomplish to get there. Many people today have no idea what made these men capable to do what they did. In more recent times where school teachers, computer programmers, and some professor of biology from a college were put aboard the shuttle and sent into orbit and called “astronauts”, is a world away from who these Apollo guys were. (No pun intended 😂). And it’s my belief this is a major factor in younger folks today belittling the Apollo program, and about 90% of those young people claiming “We never went to the moon” it was a hoax. “We can’t even do it now”. The one thing young folks ARE right about, is that we can NOT do it now. We’re no longer capable of it. Of course they’re wrong about it being a “hoax”. Of course we landed on the moon. But the society we live in today is no longer capable of doing something like that. And the “astronauts” today, are not even a reflection of what they used to be. I don’t want to turn this into a book, I’m sorry, but it’s a topic I’m passionate about, and I think it’s critically important that young people today are made aware of how we used to do things. And how not everyone can always succeed and do whatever they want. It takes losers to have winners. What I mean is, sending just basically anyone into space and calling them “astronauts” like they did during the shuttle missions, was the biggest mistake NASA ever made. Lowering the standards for crew members and even Mission Control people destroyed what made moon landings possible.
    I’ll try to wrap this up here, but basically what I’m saying is this:
    People today say we never went to the moon, and some say we never even made it into orbit in the 60’s & the 70’s, BECAUSE we didn’t have the technology or knowledge about space to have done so. And they make these claims after being raised and hearing about space flights during or after the shuttle missions. And this is because in today’s view point, people now rely on technology to do the hard things, with a misguided thought that says, if technology can’t do it, certainly humans can’t do it. In addition, in a society that lowers standards in order to be “fair” or “politically correct”, and is more focused on including “everyone” who applies for a mission than the mission itself being successful, it’s virtually impossible to duplicate what we’ve done in the past, when using only the ‘cream of the crop’ so to speak. In the 60’s & 70’s, we relied on our intellect, and to be perfectly honest, the intellect, bravery and sheer guts of men like Gene Cernan to do what needed to be done, KNOWING full well there was a moderate risk at minimum, they would NOT make it back! You see? And that attitude would NEVER even be considered an option in today’s world. Today they would want and demand a near 100% probability of success, or they would simply refuse to do it. So when you combine both, a society that will only pick the best of the best and kick out the rest despite complaints of political correctness, and of being “unfair”, combined with the need for a 100% success rate in advance, and that 100% guarantee has to be done with just technology, and leave nothing up to chance, and nothing up to the human intellect, and even guts and bravery of those men having to take chances which could determine success or failure at any moment, there is absolutely no way at all, that a mission to the moon could be accomplished. And that’s where we’re at today.
    So until such time it can be accomplished with absolutely no chance of failure, and three monkeys can be in the capsule because it’s all computer controlled without any chance of failure, and doesn’t rely on any astronauts intellect, or experience and guts earned in thousands of test flights as the best pilots in the world, like all the Apollo men were, we shall sit on the ground and keep saying, “We can’t make it to the moon”.
    And frankly, as long as that ‘gutless’ attitude continues, we will have young people and future generations saying “We never went to the moon, we can’t even go there today”. And THAT is a terrible shame to the men who went, to ourselves as Americans and to the astounding accomplishment we as a country actually achieved.
    PS*. For you young people out there. When you’ve met any of these brilliant men who were involved in the Apollo program, in talking with them personally, and getting to know them, it becomes so blatantly obvious they’re being truthful about their missions to the moon, the fact people today call them liars, is nothing short of infuriating. I spoke with Edgar Mitchell numerous times on his experiences. He walked in the moon also. The man was a genius as were all of them. He was also a man of superb integrity, as I know the others were also. I saw Edgar Mitchell confronted one time, by someone yelling Liar, Liar at him, screaming “You never even went into space”. Words can’t describe how I felt seeing this, for Edgar’s sake. Fortunately, these Apollo guys also had tough skin, as well as brilliant minds. But seeing it, it was just wrong on so many levels.
    PPS*** Thank you David for posting this video! I thoroughly enjoyed it!
    (Sorry for the LONG comment, because I know you’ve said you try to read them all! I wrote all this in hopes of benefitting the naysayers but especially the younger people who just don’t understand what made these men capable of doing what they did, because several of those traits they all had, are the same traits that are shunned in todays idea of a “perfect society”.
    Take care David & God Bless. 👍👍👍…John.

    • @Av-vd3wk
      @Av-vd3wk 5 місяців тому +11

      Agreed!

    • @scottward7813
      @scottward7813 5 місяців тому +9

      This is tremendous commentary and thoughtful insight. Thank you. These men were amazing

    • @austinsandefer649
      @austinsandefer649 5 місяців тому +5

      Sir, I agree with your commentary 100 percent. 👍👍 🇺🇸.

    • @wicky4473
      @wicky4473 5 місяців тому +4

      Very well said.

    • @albertlevins9191
      @albertlevins9191 5 місяців тому +6

      Bro. Agreed 100%. I just wrote a book about this exact subject myself.
      People have to believe to achieve.
      People have no self-confidence anymore.
      Stay up, brother. Live long.👍

  • @drewpall2598
    @drewpall2598 5 місяців тому +41

    All of the Apollo missions took place during my childhood and early teenage years, so I was at awe back then enjoy hearing Eugene Cernan experience as one of the pioneers' astronauts, Apollo 1 tragedy when the cabin caught fire during a launch rehearsal test at Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 34 on January 27, 1967, killed all three crew members-Command Pilot Gus Grissom, Senior Pilot Ed White, and Pilot Roger B. Chaffee-and destroyed the command module (CM). The name Apollo 1, chosen by the crew, was made official by NASA in their honor after the fire. thanks David Hoffman.

    • @kathleenferguson3296
      @kathleenferguson3296 5 місяців тому +6

      I remember the Mercury launches. We all took off school for those days. It was amazing!

    • @akatripclaymore.9679
      @akatripclaymore.9679 5 місяців тому +2

      1st grade, 1969. This and Viet Nam were all televised " live". Back then, color TV was still a luxury for most. My Dad made good money, so we were fortunate. A "19" Zenith color TV ,1969 Dodge Monaco & a 42 Willy's jeep p/u!

    • @thetruthchannel349
      @thetruthchannel349 5 місяців тому +1

      There were a lot more casualties in that prog. that didn't make the headlines.

    • @Eaglemadhatter
      @Eaglemadhatter 5 місяців тому +2

      I'm sorry that your belief system is being dismantled. I watch the old moon and laugh my ass off at the horrible special effects. They even made the news film off a screen.

  • @monicaluketich6913
    @monicaluketich6913 4 місяці тому +2

    I remember a story told (I belive it was in Readers Digest) that during a party for the original 7, one woman commented that those men only had a limited knowledge base. I forget which astronaut it was, walked over to the hostess' mantel, picked up a Greek vase and translated what the Greek on it said! Talk about a well rounded education!

  • @SpiritintheSky.
    @SpiritintheSky. 5 місяців тому +17

    I have always admired Gene Cernan. An exceptional man. RIP.

    • @SpiritintheSky.
      @SpiritintheSky. 5 місяців тому +2

      Thank you, Mr Hoffman. And thank you too for making available your fascinating video in which Mr Cernan expresses himself and his experiences so very well. How quickly the decades have passed!

    • @SpiritintheSky.
      @SpiritintheSky. 5 місяців тому

      It would interest me to know why.@@hydrostatic3g

  • @CameronMcCreary
    @CameronMcCreary 5 місяців тому +22

    I remember this interview and the Apollo 17 landing on the moon. It was nice to see and hear Mr. Cernan again.

    • @MicahScottPnD
      @MicahScottPnD 5 місяців тому +3

      Wow, to have experience that... We just don't have a similar thing for those too young to have seen that. I hope we, today, can do something as awe-inspiring.

    • @CameronMcCreary
      @CameronMcCreary 5 місяців тому +2

      @@MicahScottPnD My problem with doing something as amazing as what the Apollo astronauts have done is this; I have since this time seen a flying saucer, numerous triangles and ORBS of cohesive light. I for one can't go back to this "old" technology. If I could fly into space it would be the saucer or triangle that would be my form of transportation.

  • @bobbyyounger7632
    @bobbyyounger7632 5 місяців тому +1

    Wonderful ! thanks for sharing

  • @halk3
    @halk3 5 місяців тому +7

    See Bart Sibrel's interview of Cernan in "Astronauts Gone Wild."

    • @ericlarkins
      @ericlarkins 5 місяців тому +4

      Lol, I was scrolling through the comments waiting to find a mention of Sibrel! You can fool some of the people some of the time...

  • @crackthefoundation_
    @crackthefoundation_ 5 місяців тому +4

    Excellent Thank You

  • @wizardmix
    @wizardmix 5 місяців тому +2

    And now you yourself are a gift to history for sharing it.

  • @ThisSteveGuy
    @ThisSteveGuy 5 місяців тому +24

    What an impressively smart man. We really did send our best.

    • @kimmiele6011
      @kimmiele6011 5 місяців тому +1

      ..And he's good looking 😂

  • @paulwagg7
    @paulwagg7 5 місяців тому +1

    Informative and fascinating

  • @rhesreeves5339
    @rhesreeves5339 5 місяців тому +18

    I'm blown away. The difference in tech between then and now makes it all the more incredible.

    • @heresyseed
      @heresyseed 5 місяців тому +2

      Or impossible…

  • @rossmcleod7983
    @rossmcleod7983 5 місяців тому

    Wonderful stuff, many thanks.

  • @kenhutley971
    @kenhutley971 4 місяці тому +1

    Beautiful. Just beautiful. Thank you.

  • @tevya017
    @tevya017 5 місяців тому +2

    This is something the majority of people jave no knowledge of. Remarkable efforts.

  • @kevinburt44
    @kevinburt44 5 місяців тому +1

    Fantastic interview, people think being an astronaut is all glory etc, but the truth is back breaking, tiring, work. OK there are benefits, but the amount of work involved, wow!

  • @JAAB9296
    @JAAB9296 5 місяців тому

    That was a great video !

  • @wicky4473
    @wicky4473 5 місяців тому

    Brilliant interview. Brilliant man. Wow

  • @DjAboo1
    @DjAboo1 5 місяців тому +2

    What an amazing piece of history to hear from another human so similar to all of us. I find it simply spectacular and inspiring as to what humanity is able to accomplish when so many of us come together to achieve a common goal. Most people have no idea whatsoever how many people with loads of different talents it took to make such an event possible. Cheers and thank you for the fantastic video!

  • @wdfaws8124
    @wdfaws8124 4 місяці тому +1

    Wow, great video.

  • @msdivaleeeshus
    @msdivaleeeshus 4 місяці тому

    so relevant and thanks for sharing, I love the knowledge and wisdom . New subscriber here.

  • @vickilawrence7207
    @vickilawrence7207 5 місяців тому +3

    No kidding! I can’t imagine the horror one would experience if something happened and you’re suddenly either disconnected from your life support system and just flying off into the great void! I would think you would be stricken with such a horror that the fear would kill before anything else! These men and women are some of the absolute most courageous and brave people in the world! BRAVO GUYS! BRAVO!

    • @JerseyLynne
      @JerseyLynne 4 місяці тому

      I would be stricken with horror thinking that a human corpse is floating endlessly in space.

  • @jenniferswieboda5696
    @jenniferswieboda5696 5 місяців тому

    Very interesting interview

  • @rerawho
    @rerawho 5 місяців тому +3

    I must admit, I was riveted to every word he spoke in this video.

  • @tamoshanter6268
    @tamoshanter6268 5 місяців тому +21

    Priceless. You have so many valuable interviews, this one is so priceless.

  • @snowmiaow
    @snowmiaow 5 місяців тому +3

    All of you astronauts are legends.

  • @Koljadin
    @Koljadin 4 місяці тому +1

    Fascinating story!

  • @elchaposexcitingadventures1674
    @elchaposexcitingadventures1674 5 місяців тому +2

    Boy it was a privilege to hear this especially of his description of the area he was on on the moon looking at the beauty and perfection of the Earth and realizing it was too perfect not to have a creator. 20:15

  • @painmt651
    @painmt651 4 місяці тому +1

    I so enjoyed listening!

  • @sevensink1565
    @sevensink1565 5 місяців тому

    Thank you so very much. Much Love❤ from above❤

  • @doomsday9973
    @doomsday9973 5 місяців тому +24

    Cernan is so incredibly well spoken

  • @lisag4123
    @lisag4123 5 місяців тому +3

    This is such a great interview. Many thanks!

  • @pacellidoyle5751
    @pacellidoyle5751 4 місяці тому +1

    What an amazing insight loved listening to him speaking ❤❤❤

  • @dantzmusic
    @dantzmusic 5 місяців тому +20

    During his intriguing commentary of events while in space, he mentioned God a few times. It was of interest when he said that they believed in themselves. I can only imagine my being personally mesmerized when observing the orderliness and magnificence of God's wondrous creative universe. How truly an awe-inspiring experience that must have been!

  • @johnmcnulty4425
    @johnmcnulty4425 4 місяці тому +1

    I love watching the documentary of Apollo 17. Gene had such a great attitude and made duct tape repairs famous!

  • @centralbears3010
    @centralbears3010 4 місяці тому +1

    wow - unbelievable! thanks for risking,

  • @macoeur1122
    @macoeur1122 5 місяців тому +61

    Wow. As interesting as the story this man shared was....the thing that struck me the most was his relaxed honesty and obvious intelligence. Of course a high level of intelligence should be expected of anyone we send to the moon, but I'm just sitting here almost dumbfounded with his ability to speak so well....without any of the b.s. that seems so prevalent these days...and what a stark difference this is from anything I personally seem to have the privilege of witnessing in these times. I think media has been dumbed down so gradually that it's been like the proverbial frog in the pot. It's hard to notice because it has happened so gradually, but then when you suddenly flash back almost 30 years (or is it more of a 60's thing than a 90's thing?), the difference practically slaps you in the face (in a good way :)

    • @Joao-id4dn
      @Joao-id4dn 5 місяців тому +12

      that also surprised me how people seemed to be more intelligent and articulate back then. But i think the key to understanding is in his own words, when he says about the competitive environment: " it was totally non political, based on effort and merit..."

    • @albertlevins9191
      @albertlevins9191 5 місяців тому +2

      Not positive, but I would say this interview took place in the late 80's or early 90's. It appears to be on VHS tape.

    • @pinchebruha405
      @pinchebruha405 5 місяців тому +3

      Thé dumbing down of America was done to not make immigrants feel less than sadly, instead of total immersion for one year we decided to lower learning standards to not appear as racists, terrible thing to have done…😢 look at us now. You’re considered a racist for asking people to speak the common language of the land English; the business language of the 🌎 world. There should be no shame in asking people to learn it and to speak it in the work place.

    • @heresyseed
      @heresyseed 5 місяців тому

      Relaxed honesty….🤣

    • @macoeur1122
      @macoeur1122 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@@albertlevins9191 Just found the interview date in the first paragraph of the description. 1994!
      He was born in 1934.....so he was approximately 38yrs old in 1972 when he walked on the moon....and appx 60yrs old when he did this interview.
      When they mentioned "30 years ago"...they must have been speaking of the 1966 flight.

  • @jackman6256
    @jackman6256 5 місяців тому +7

    Real hero of my teenage yrs
    Not actor who pretends for a living
    But someone who really done it
    These men of that time where real
    Heros to look up to someone you
    Could actually listen to

  • @marcusburnett8923
    @marcusburnett8923 4 місяці тому +1

    I feel both humility and respect for all astronauts when listening to this

  • @TK-kt8rb
    @TK-kt8rb 5 місяців тому

    Legend........ thank you David

  • @sirfultonbishop
    @sirfultonbishop 5 місяців тому +9

    The title is a bit misleading. I watched in hopes that what he “felt” may have revealed something strange or unusual about the moon. Didn’t happen. But I was not disappointed at all by this interview! Very thought provoking. 🚀

    • @Av-vd3wk
      @Av-vd3wk 5 місяців тому +2

      Did you not watch the whole thing? Here you go: 20:15

    • @sirfultonbishop
      @sirfultonbishop 5 місяців тому +1

      -Yup, watched the whole thing and I can’t even imagine what he was “feeling” as he stood there (20:15), thanks. I read somewhere someone had said they’d felt a vibration…

  • @k8eekatt
    @k8eekatt 5 місяців тому +3

    Thanks so much for sharing this important personal account of Astronaut Cernan's visit to the moon!

  • @paulleydet9479
    @paulleydet9479 5 місяців тому +5

    Buitiful words spoken there has to be something more that’s behind creation.

  • @babsk4071
    @babsk4071 5 місяців тому

    🏆OK DAVID 🧐
    WOW! GOOD MORNING… Took my mind off EVERYTHING ID BEEN THINKING YESTERDAY 👏👏👏
    Loved it 💕☕️👋🏆

  • @kingdom777866
    @kingdom777866 4 місяці тому

    Gene a very brave man indeed, I could listen to him all day, so relaxed and straight from the heart, not like Armstrong and Aldrin.. they were scared shitless at interviews, frightened to death they were going to say the wrong thing, there replies were all stops and starts, buzz Aldrin is still like it to this day.. I think that’s why people think we never went to the moon !
    But Gene is so open in everything he says.. he would tell you anything.. I have seen this 3 times and still find him fascinating !!
    Subscribed !!

  • @MrPaulstride
    @MrPaulstride 5 місяців тому +2

    much love

  • @jackjetpilot
    @jackjetpilot 5 місяців тому +1

    Man, I love me some Gene Cernan. Class act!!

  • @briansmith8730
    @briansmith8730 5 місяців тому +1

    Excellent video, David! For anyone who wants something EXCELLENT to listen to, there is a podcast by Kevin Fong of the BBC called “Thirteen Minutes to the Moon.”

  • @CHUY-DRZ400s
    @CHUY-DRZ400s 5 місяців тому

    Excellent!!!.

  • @garyfilmer382
    @garyfilmer382 5 місяців тому +3

    Compelling, brilliant, interview with astronaut Gene Cernan, and I remember this great age of the Apollo missions very well. Didn’t need to read the press, just remember being glued to the television, especially during the space walks, and moon landings, watching all the events of space missions. Those were the days when NASA employed a staff of four-hundred thousand people, it was a phenomenal effort and a great achievement! Thank you for this excellent video.

  • @georginaledlie7444
    @georginaledlie7444 4 місяці тому

    How brave these men were. Real strong men in every way. So proud of all of them.

  • @boblevey
    @boblevey 5 місяців тому

    Amazing!!!

  • @alanhannigan9944
    @alanhannigan9944 4 місяці тому

    Just hit me after all the years since the last Appolo mission,how amazing it must of been for the astronaut's looking at planet Earth revolving on its axis seeing night day night day,like looking at time going into the past from the now,awe inspiring ☘️

  • @cmgweb6951
    @cmgweb6951 5 місяців тому

    If I remember correctly, this event on that space walk was in the news as one of the scariest parts. I was 7 and they were covering this like white on rice on Huntley & Brinkley! lol, Excellent interview.

  • @hahaha9076
    @hahaha9076 5 місяців тому

    So much in this interview.

  • @alfredoaraujo7756
    @alfredoaraujo7756 5 місяців тому +1

    Amazing feat with amazing people

  • @baduerra111baguerrra6
    @baduerra111baguerrra6 5 місяців тому +1

    Ouf my heart would have stopped in that suit,very brave man and they other astronauts,what an experience!

  • @BooksForever
    @BooksForever 5 місяців тому

    Gene Cernan has a fine facility with words… naturally poetic at times.