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Gene Cernan. Eugene Andrew Cernan ( / ˈsɜːrnən /; March 14, 1934 – January 16, 2017) 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. As he re-entered the Apollo Lunar Module after Harrison Schmitt ...
Jan 16, 2017 · 16 January 2017. AFP/Getty Images. Gene Cernan was the commander of the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972. US astronaut Gene Cernan - the last man to walk on the Moon - has died aged 82. America ...
May 1, 2023 · A statement from Cernan’s family said in part, “Even at the age of 82, Gene was passionate about sharing his desire to see the continued human exploration of space and encouraged our nation’s leaders and young people to not let him remain the last man to walk on the Moon.” Cernan was one of 14 astronauts selected by NASA in October 1963.
Jan 16, 2017 · Cernan was a Gemini astronaut who flew two Apollo missions who bid the Moon farewell in 1972. Eugene “Gene” Cernan, a Gemini astronaut turned two-time Apollo explorer, has passed away at age ...
Jan 17, 2017 · Cernan, 82, was the last human to leave his bootprints on the moon’s dusty surface. NASA announced Cernan’s death on its web page, saying the former astronaut died “surrounded by his family ...
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Aug 6, 2014 · Captain Gene Cernan was the third man to walk in space, one of only three people to go to the Moon twice and the last man to leave a footprint on the lunar surface. The final words he spoke on the ...
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Jan 17, 2017 · The death of Eugene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, elicited heartfelt remembrances from his fellow astronauts and those now working at NASA to follow in his footsteps. "As commander of ...
