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Watch Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt walking and singing on the Moon in December 1972

Watch Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt walking and singing on the Moon in December 1972

Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt singing “I Was Strolling on the Moon One Day” while walking on the Moon during the last Apollo lunar landing mission, December 1972.
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Transcript

JACK SCHMITT: I was strolling on the Moon one day . . .

JACK SCHMITT and GENE CERNAN: in the merry, merry month of

GENE CERNAN: May

JACK SCHMITT: December

GENE CERNAN: No, May.

JACK SCHMITT: May. When much to my surprise, a pair of bonny eyes, doop de doop de doop.

GENE CERNAN: Boy is this a neat way to travel.

JACK SCHMITT: Isn't this great? Dum dum dum dum dum. Dum dum dum dum dum.
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