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Ronald Ellwin Evans Jr. (November 10, 1933 – April 7, 1990) was an American electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, officer and aviator in the United States Navy, and NASA astronaut. As Command Module Pilot on Apollo 17 he was one of the 24 astronauts to fly to the Moon, and one of 12 people to fly to the Moon without landing .
Apr 9, 1990 · Ronald E. Evans, the Apollo 17 astronaut who exclaimed ''Hot diggety dog!'' upon taking his first steps in space in December 1972, died of a heart attack in his sleep on Saturday at his home...
Nov 30, 2022 · Astronaut Ronald Evans is photographed performing an EVA during the Apollo 17 spacecraft's trans-Earth coast on December 17, 1972. Evans was retrieving film cassettes from the lunar sounder...
Dec 19, 2022 · On Dec. 19, 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. “Jack” Schmitt, the first trained geologist to travel to the Moon, successfully ended their 13-day Moon landing mission with a splashdown in their Command Module (CM) America in the Pacific Ocean.
- John Uri
Dec 15, 2022 · Left: Apollo 17 astronauts Ronald E. Evans, left, Eugene A. Cernan, and Harrison H. “Jack” in a still image from the film of the televised press conference. Middle: Cernan, left, and Evans pose following the press conference.
Dec 19, 2019 · Ronald Evans, pictured here with his wife Jan Pollom, was Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 17 Lunar Landing Mission, which took off from Cape Kennedy in Florida on December 7.
Oct 1, 2008 · Astronaut Ronald E. Evans, Jr., Apollo 17 command module pilot, is photographed performing a spacewalk during the spacecraft's trans-Earth coast. During his spacewalk, Evans retrieved film cassettes from the Lunar Sounder, Mapping Camera and Panoramic Camera.
