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Gene Cernan

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Also Known As Eugene Andrew Cernan
United States

American astronaut, naval aviator and electrical and aeronautical engineer. He flew three space missions, including Gemini 9A and Apollo 10, and commanded Apollo 17 in December 1972, the final crewed Moon landing of the Apollo program. He remained, as of the source's writing, the last person to have walked on the Moon.

Facts
Birth Date
1934-03-14 1
Birth Year
1934 1
Death Date
2017-01-16 1
Death Year
2017 1
Nationality
American 1
Defining Contribution
Commanded Apollo 17, the final crewed Moon landing of the Apollo program, and was the last person to walk on the Moon. 1
Notable Mission
Apollo 17 1
Classification
Astronaut Role
Commander 1
Dating
Selection Year
1963 2
Connections

Associated With

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies

Gene Cernan was a NASA astronaut who commanded Apollo 17 and was the last person to walk on the Moon.

Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)

Missions Crewed

Apollo 10, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Apollo 17, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Apollo Program, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Gene Cernan, lead paragraph section
    commanded Apollo 17
  • Gene Cernan, infobox
    January 16, 2017, Houston, Texas, U.S.
  • Gene Cernan, infobox IPA
    /ˈsɜːrnən/
  • Gene Cernan, Wikipedia - lead section
    Eugene Andrew Cernan (March 14, 1934 - January 16, 2017) was an American astronaut
  • Gene Cernan, Wikipedia - lead section, astronaut role
    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.
  • Missions Crewed: Apollo 10, Apollo 10
    Thomas P. Stafford, John W. Young, Eugene A. Cernan
  • Missions Crewed: Apollo 17, Apollo 17
    Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans Jr. and Harrison H. Schmitt served as the three crew members.
  • Associated With: NASA, Wikipedia: Gene Cernan, lead section
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2. Gene Cernan (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Gene Cernan lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source
Wikidata: Gene Cernan
Wikidata Q158486, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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