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Thursday, December 12, 2002

Apollo's Cernan proposes teens in orbit

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) -- An old moon walker has a new idea -- teens in space.

Gene Cernan, commander of Apollo 17 and the last person to walk on the moon in 1972, proposed the idea of sending youths into orbit during a stop Wednesday at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center.

"We need to give the kids, the teenagers, a piece of the action," said Cernan, 68.

Cernan and Apollo 17 lunar module pilot Harrison "Jack" Schmitt are traveling the country to mark the 30th anniversary of their moon landing, the last mission of the Apollo program. Their journey began Dec. 11, 1972.

Getting teenagers involved in the space program would help create the same kind of interest that was generated worldwide during the space race, Cernan said.

"What's to keep us from sending a teenager up in space?" he asked. [...]

Well, I tell you what...he'll be up there taggin' the Space Station and stickin' his butt up to the glass and moonin' people and trying to sneak beer and a chick on board and the whole place will smell like that horrible Tommy cologne and feet and dirty bong water.

posted by Terry at 3:16:00 PM

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