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We’ve lost both Frank Borman and Ken Mattingly in less than two weeks. ☹️ (lemm.ee)
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https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-administrator-remembers-apollo-astronaut-thomas-k-mattingly-ii/

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-administrator-honors-life-of-apollo-astronaut-frank-borman/

It’s really sad to see this generation of astronauts slip away.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm beginning to wonder whether Artemis 3 will occur before we lose the last of the moonwalkers. Could there be a brief period where there is no one alive who has walked on the moon?

Edit: The remaining moonwalkers are Buzz Aldrin (93), David Scott (91), Harrison Schmitt (88), and Charles Duke (88). It's an interesting, if somber, thought.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

There’s always a relevant xkcd.