Eugene Cernan
Astronaut
1934 –
Who is Eugene Cernan?
Eugene Andrew Cernan is a retired American naval officer, fighter pilot and NASA astronaut. He has been into space three times: 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.
On Apollo 17, Cernan became the eleventh person to walk on the Moon and "the last man on the Moon" since he was the last to re-enter the lunar module Challenger after the mission's third and final extra-vehicular activity. Cernan was also a backup crew member for the Gemini 12, Apollo 7 and Apollo 14 space missions.
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- Born
- Mar 14, 1934
Bellwood - Also known as
- Capt. Eugene Cernan
- Eugene Andrew Cernan
- Captain Gene Cernan
- Cmdr. Gene Cernan
- Eugene A. Cernan
- Gene Cernan
- Spouses
- Jan Nanna Cernan
(1987 - ) - Barbara Jean Atchley
(1961/05/06 - 1981)
- Jan Nanna Cernan
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Ethnicity
- Czech American
- Slovak American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Proviso East High School
- Bachelor of Science, Purdue University
Electrical engineering
( - 1956) - Master of Science, Naval Postgraduate School
Aeronautical Engineering
( - 1963)
- Employment
- NASA
- United States Navy
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on July 23, 2013
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