Eugene Cernan
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Cernan in December 1971
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | Eugene Andrew Cernan March 14, 1934 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 16, 2017 (aged 82) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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Resting place
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Texas State Cemetery |
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Other occupation
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Naval aviator, fighter pilot |
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Purdue University, B.S. 1956 NPS, M.S. 1963 |
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| Rank | Captain, United States Navy |
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Time in space
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23d 14h 15m |
| Selection | 1963 NASA Group 3 |
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Total EVAs
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4 |
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Total EVA time
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24 hours 11 minutes |
| Missions | Gemini 9A, Apollo 10, Apollo 17 |
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Mission insignia
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| Retirement | July 1, 1976 |
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| Website | genecernan |
Eugene Andrew "Gene" Cernan (/ˈsər.nən/; March 14, 1934 – January 16, 2017), (Captain, USN), was an American astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot. On Apollo 17, Cernan became the eleventh person to walk on the Moon and, as the last man to re-enter the Lunar Module, he is currently the last man to have walked upon its surface.
He traveled 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. Cernan was also a backup crew member for the Gemini 12, Apollo 7 and Apollo 14 space missions.
Cernan was born on March 14, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Rose (Cihlar) and Andrew Cernan. His father was of Slovak descent and his mother was of Czech ancestry. Cernan grew up in the suburban towns of Bellwood and Maywood. Cernan was a Boy Scout and earned the rank of Second Class. After attending McKinley Elementary School in Bellwood and graduating from Proviso East High School in Maywood, class of 1952, he went on to study at Purdue University, where he became a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. After his sophomore year, he accepted a partial Navy ROTC scholarship, which also required him to serve aboard the USS Roanoke between his junior and senior years. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 1956, where his final GPA was 5.1 out of 6.0.
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