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Eugene Andrew Cernan (/ ˈ s ɜːr n ə n /; 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.
- July 1, 1976
Jan 17, 2017 · Former astronaut Gene Cernan, a Navy pilot and veteran of NASA’s pioneering Gemini program who was the second American to walk in space and then flew to the moon twice as an Apollo astronaut,...
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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....
The last man to walk on the Moon. Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan talks to BBC Future about what it is like to be part of history, and why he is unhappy about the current US space programme.
May 1, 2023 · Gene Cernan, a NASA astronaut and a U.S. Navy captain, died in 2023. He flew three times in space, twice to the moon, and left his footprints on the lunar surface in 1972.
Jan 17, 2017 · Gene Cernan, a U.S. Navy captain, veteran of three spaceflights, and the last man to walk on the moon, has died. He was 82. Cernan died Monday, surrounded by family members, of ongoing health...
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Jan 16, 2017 · Gene Cernan was a Gemini and Apollo astronaut who walked on the Moon twice and bid farewell to it in 1972. He also worked on the Apollo-Soyuz mission and became an aerospace consultant and news correspondent.
