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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.
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May 1, 2023 · 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. He also holds the distinction of being the second American to walk in space and the last human to leave his footprints on the lunar surface.
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....
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 · Cernan was a Gemini astronaut who flew two Apollo missions who bid the Moon farewell in 1972. By John Wenz | Published: January 16, 2017 | Last updated on May 18, 2023. NASA. Eugene “Gene”...
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...
Jan 17, 2017 · ( NASA) January 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...
