The Last Man on the Moon (Encore)

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

Education, History

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🗓️ 29 June 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Everyone knows that Neil Armstrong was the first person to step foot on the moon. But who was the last person on the moon? And why haven’t we ever sent anyone back to the moon? Learn more about the last person to set foot on the moon and the past, present, and future of lunar exploration, or the lack thereof, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Unknown Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre legends. Expedition Unknown, a podcast from Discovery, chronicles the adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates unsolved iconic stories across the globe. With direct audio from the hit TV show, you’ll hear Gates explore stories like the disappearance of Amelia Earhart in the South Pacific and the location of Captain Morgan's treasure in Panama. These authentic, roughshod journeys help Gates separate fact from fiction and learn the truth behind these compelling stories. InsideTracker provides a personal health analysis and data-driven wellness guide to help you add years to your life—and life to your years. Choose a plan that best fits your needs to get your comprehensive biomarker analysis, customized Action Plan, and customer-exclusive healthspan resources. For a limited time, Everything Everywhere Daily listeners can get 20% off InsideTracker’s new Ultimate Plan. Visit InsideTracker.com/eed. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following is an encore presentation of Everything Everywhere Daily.
0:04.0	Everyone knows that Neil Armstrong was the first person to step foot on the moon.
0:12.0	But who is the last person on the moon? And why haven't
0:15.3	we ever sent anyone back to the moon? Learn more about the last person to set foot on the
0:19.6	moon and the past, present, and future of lunar exploration, or the lack thereof,
0:24.6	on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Most things in life tend to reach their Zenith near their conclusion.
0:46.4	The Apollo program reached its Zenith right at the beginning.
0:49.6	The moment Neil Armstrong stepped off the lunar lander, in most people's minds the Apollo program was complete.
0:55.4	John Kennedy set a goal of sending someone to the moon and Apollo 11 completed it.
1:00.3	However, the plan was for so much more.
1:03.0	In the initial planning stages of the Apollo program,
1:06.0	NASA ordered 15 Saturn V rockets,
1:08.0	which would take them through Apollo 20.
1:10.0	Two of the Saturn V's were used in unmanned test flights for Apollo 4 and Apollo 6.
1:15.0	Three of them were used on manned test flights.
1:18.0	Apollo 8 and 10, which flew into orbit around the Moon,
1:21.0	and Apollo 9, which took the first lunar module into Earth orbit.
1:25.2	That left 10 Saturn 5 rockets for 10 flights to the moon.
1:29.8	Apollo 11 flew in January 1969 and Apollo 12 in November of 1969.
1:35.0	The plan was to launch missions about four months apart through 1972, which would take them through Apollo 20.
1:41.0	However, on January 4th,
1:43.4	1970, NASA announced the cancellation of Apollo 20
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