Sad fact, Will any moon walkers be alive to see it again?

[mikejz]

Seeing that the the youngest astronauts to walk on the surface of the moon was born in 1935, by the 2017-2020 time frame talked about--all will be in there mid-80's (Armstrong will be pushing 90)<br /><br />Sad, the reality is the it is possible that Armstong will not be able to see us return, and it is possible that when the next person steps foot--all others who have been there before will of already passed.

 

[shyningnight]

It's possible, sad to say...<br /><br />But since all the Apollo Astronauts were selected partly on the basis of excellent health, I think as a group they are going to be more long-lived than most of us...<br />I have faith that some of them will still be with us. Sadly, not all, but some.<br /><br />Paul F.

 

[BReif]

Some of the Apollo astronauts have already passed. And others, like Armstrong, are still very active, and continue to be involved with life, and are still involved with the space program and are actively advocating the VSE's implementation. The probability that more of the Apollo astronauts will pass before a return to the moon is pretty high, given the average life expecatancy in the United States, but there may still be some still with us when it finally happens.

 

[tplank]

That is, they will be around if we do on the timetables being floated around right now. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>The Disenfranchised Curmudgeon</p><p>http://tonyplank.blogspot.com/ </p> </div>