Gene Cernan
American astronaut
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Eugene Andrew Cernan was an American astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot. During the Apollo 17 mission, Cernan became the 11th human being to walk on the Moon. Wikipedia
Born: March 14, 1934, Chicago, IL
Died: January 16, 2017 (age 82 years), Houston, TX
Space missions: Apollo 17, Apollo 10, and Gemini 9A
Education: Naval Postgraduate School (1963), Purdue University (1956), Proviso East High School, and more
Spouse: Jan Nanna Cernan (m. 1987–2017) and Barbara Jean Atchley (m. 1961–1981)
Children: Teresa Dawn Cernan
Eugene Andrew Cernan was an American astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot. During the Apollo 17 mission, ...
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Eugene A. Cernan. Cernan, a Captain in the U.S. Navy, left his mark on the history of exploration by flying three times in space, twice to the moon.
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NASA Experience. Captain Cernan was one of fourteen astronauts selected by NASA in October 1963. He occupied the pilot seat alongside of command pilot Tom ...
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Gene Cernan logged over 566 hours (23.58 days) in space in his three missions. In September 1973, he became the Special Assistant to the Program Manager of the ...
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Gene Cernan is the last man to walk on the moon, and in his memoir, he talks about his humble beginnings, along with his exciting recollections of becoming a ...
Jan 17, 2017 · Gene” Cernan will always be remembered as the “last man on the Moon”—at least until the next person walks there. As commander of Apollo 17, ...