Eugene Cernan

Also known as Gene Cernan, Eugene A. Cernan

NASA astronaut, Naval aviator, aeronautical engineer, electrical engineer, fighter pilot, eleventh human to walk on the Moon (Apollo 10 and Apollo 17)

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Eugene Cernan was a NASA astronaut and fighter pilot who became the eleventh person to walk on the Moon during the Apollo 10 and Apollo 17 missions in the late 1960s and early 1970s. His accomplishments matter because they represent a significant chapter in human space exploration during the height of the Apollo program, when only a select few individuals achieved the feat of lunar exploration.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Eugene Andrew Cernan was an American astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot. During the Apollo 17 mission, Cernan became the eleventh person to walk on the Moon. Since he re-entered the lunar module after Harrison Schmitt on their third and final lunar excursion, he was the last person to have walked on the…

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Moon: The Battles of Space — Self - Astronaut (archive footage)2019
On Camera: Fifteen Apollo Astronauts and Their Experience of a Lifetime2019
CAPCOM GO! The Apollo Story — Self (Voice)2019
The Last Man on the Moon — Himself2016
The Last Steps — Himself2016
Flying the Feathered Edge: The Bob Hoover Project — Himself2014
When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions — Self2008
The Wonder of It All — himself2007
In the Shadow of the Moon — Himself2007
Apollo 17: Final Footprints On The Moon — Self2005

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Instance of: human
Part of: NASA Astronaut Group 3
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Chicago
Place of death: Houston
Educated at: Purdue University
Employer: NASA
Languages spoken: English language
Military branch: United States Navy
Official website: www.genecernan.com
Image: Cernan s71-51308.jpg

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name in native language: Eugene Cernan
Commons category: Eugene A. Cernan
date of birth: 1934-03-14
P450: Apollo 17
nickname: Gene
time in space: 33975
date of death: 2017-01-16
place of burial: Texas State Cemetery
birth name: Eugene Andrew Cernan
member of the crew of: Apollo 17

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Encyclopedic overview

Eugene Andrew Cernan (/ˈsɜːrnən/; March 14, 1934 – January 16, 2017) was an American astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot.

Cernan traveled into space three times and to the Moon twice: as pilot of Gemini 9A in June 1966, as Lunar Module pilot of Apollo 10 in May 1969, and as commander of Apollo 17 in December 1972, the final Apollo lunar landing. He was also a backup crew member of Gemini 12, Apollo 7, and Apollo 14. During the Apollo 17 mission, he became the 11th person to walk on the Moon as well as the astronaut with the longest time spent walking on the Moon; he is also the last person to walk on the Moon as of 2026.

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