Mar 10, 2020 eugene cernan, in full eugene andrew cernan, byname gene cernan, born march 14, 1934, chicago, illinois, u. On july 1, 1976, cernan retired from the navy after 20 years and ended his nasa career. Most books i read can be broken down into one of two categories. He visited the moons neighborhood twice, aboard apollo 10 and apollo 17, and also did a. Eugene cernan, the coolasabreeze san diego navy aviator who went on to become one of nasas most accomplished astronauts and the last man to walk on the moon, died on monday at 82, the space. Eugene andrew cernan was an american astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer. Astronaut eugene cernan and americas race in space ebook written by eugene cernan, donald a.
Eugene cernan may not be the first name that leaps to mind when you hear the words man who walked on the moon but it certainly should be after you hear what he did when he went up there. Navy, left his mark on the history of exploration by flying three times in space, twice to the moon. I thought it would be funny, maybe snarky, and it was both, but it was also. The man who wrote his daughters name on the moon fact fiend. Eugene cernan facts, bio, family, life, updates 2020. He visited the moons neighborhood twice, aboard apollo 10 and apollo 17, and also did a challenging spacewalk aboard gemini 9. He studied at purdue university and at the naval postgraduate.
Gene cernan born 1934 was the commander of a manned mission that touched down on the moons surface in december 1972. Eugene cernan is a unique american who came of age as an astronaut during the most exciting and dangerous decade of spaceflight. The last man on the moon audiobook by eugene cernan. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
The guinness book of world records has reported that the worlds largest bubblegum bubble was 20 inches in diameter. Jan 16, 2017 the last man to walk on the moon has died. Nasa astronaut gene cernan, the last man to walk on. Once in the moons orbit, cernan and stafford boarded the lunar module lm and undocked from the command and service modules csm, leaving young on board. The last man on the moon and millions of other books are available for instant. Jan 16, 2017 eugene cernan was the last man to walk on the moon. This book gives a great history of the early space program culminating in the. Eugene cernan was a unique american who came of age as an astronaut during the. Cernan, already a navy pilot, was fascinated, as he put it in his 1999 book, the last man on the moon. The last person to stand on the moons surface was eugene cernan in 1972. Astronaut eugene cernan and americas race in space. Eugene cernan, american astronaut who, as commander of apollo 17, was the last. Take the word impossible out of your dictionary there is a planetarium named in captain cernan s honor the cernan earth and space center on the campus of triton college in river grove, illinois. Jan 17, 2017 eugene cernan, who commanded nasas apollo 17 moon landing mission and was the last astronaut to walk on the moon, has died.
In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about eugene cernan s whole picture right away. Peer into our interesting milky way facts to learn about our amazing and. The last man on the moon apollo astronaut gene cernan stepped off the moon in december 1972 he left his footprints and his daughters initials in the lunar dust. The only place in the universe where a flag flies all day, never goes up or comes down, never. Us austronaut eugene cernan, the last human to have set foot on the moon.
Astronaut eugene cernan has the rare distinction of being involved in more space missions than any other astronaut and of being the last man to leave his footprint on the moon. His career spanned the entire gemini and apollo programs, from being the first person to spacewalk all the way around our world to the moment when he left mans last footprint on the moon as commander of apollo 17. There have been several hypotheses as to how the moon began to exist, but the most popular and accepted theory is that the moon was formed from the debris out of a collision between the earth and theia, a planet or rock about the size of mars. Mar 23, 2017 on july 20, 1969, the apollo ii lunar module named eagle landed on the moon. According to beans book, painting apollo, cernan said he wished he had put his. Drew his daughters initials tdc tracy dawn cernan in the lunar regolith. Harrison jack schmitt accompanied him, becoming the first professional scientist to walk on the moon. December 7, 1972, with a crew made up of commander eugene cernan, command module pilot ronald evans, and lunar module pilot harrison schmitt. Eugene cernan facts, bio, age, personal life famous birthdays.
Cernan commanded the last of the apollo missions, number 17, destination moon, where he and mission geologist jack schmitt took a walk. Eugene cernan facts, bio, age, personal life famous. Cernan was a bit different and this book is the expression of that fact. Eugene andrew gene cernan, capt, usn was an american astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot, and was the last human to walk on the moon, in 1972. I had joined the navy to fly, and the idea of riding a rocket. He was also a naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot. He was also a naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and. Astronaut eugene cernan and americas race in space at. Apollo 17 astronaut eugene cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, wrote his daughters initials on the surface of the moon, where its. The eugene cernan handbook everything you need to know. Nov 05, 20 1,339 quite interesting facts to make your jaw drop by john lloyd w. He died at 82 on january 16, 2017 in houston, texas.
During 20 years as a naval aviator, including years with the national aeronautics and space administration nasa, captain cernan left his mark on history with three historic missions in space as the pilot of gemini ix. March 14, 1934 january 16, 2017 was an american astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot. Eugene andrew cernan was an american astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot. An nba basketball hoop is only 18 inches in diameter. Eugene cernan 19342017 flew in space three times, twice to the moon. The photo below shows eugene cernan aboard the lunar rover. It was a long haul of a career to make those few stepsin all likelihood, a career exquisitely nuanced, serendipitous, and with a few tales to tell, but what gets served up here is cernan.
Apollo 17 crew of apollo 10 this image shows the apollo 10 crew. Cernan on the surface of the moon during the apollo 17 mission. Thats not the only recent moon finding or interesting fact here are some you may have missed. See more ideas about eugene cernan, man on the moon and nasa. Commander eugene cernan, command module pilot ronald evans and lunar module pilot dr. Launched from cape canaveral, florida, on may 18, 1969, apollo 10 was the final rehearsal mission for the moon landing of apollo 11. Astronaut eugene cernan were born on wednesday, birthstone is aquamarine, the seaon was winter in the chinese year of dog, it is 363 days until eugene cernan next birthday. Astronaut eugene cernan and americas race in space 1999, isbn 0312199066. Eugene cernan interesting facts, biography, family, updates, life, childhood facts, information and more. What is an interesting fact or story about the apollo missions. He married his second wife, jan nanna cernan, in 1987. Apollo 17 was the last of the usas manned human crew moon landing missions.
Captain cernan has logged 566 hours and 15 minutes in spaceof which more than 73 hours were spent on the surface of the moon. Astronaut eugene cernan and americas race in space cernan, eugene on. Retired navy captain and commander of apollo 17 eugene cernan testifies during a hearing before the house science and technology committee. Astronaut eugene cernan and americas race in space kindle edition. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the last man on the moon. Theres an interesting story to be told about eugene cernan, one of the astronauts on apollo 17, nasas last apollo mission before the space program was shut down. He graduated from proviso township high school in maywood, ill. Eugene cernan was an american astronaut who traveled into space three times and was the last.
Eugene cernan gene cernan wiki, height, net worth, age. Mar 22, 1999 reading eugene cernan s the last man on the moon was an interesting and different experience for me. It was the final flight of the apollo program, and apollo 17 astronauts eugene cernan and harrison schmitt were the last humans to walk on the moon. Cernan capt, usn, retired who was born on march 14, 1934, and raised in suburban bellwood, not far from the triton college campus where the cernan earth and space center is located. Astronaut eugene cernan and americas race in space by eugene cernan book ebook pdf epub best biographies and memoirs to read in a lifetime. Eugene cernan was an american astronaut who traveled into space three times and was the last human to walk on the moon since 1972. A luminous river of stars, the milky way both inspires and awes. Eugene cernan author of the last man on the moon goodreads. Cernan eugene cernan was the pilot of apollo 10s lunar module, which the astronauts named snoopy. Enriched by a singular event that is larger than life, i n. Eugene cernan is a unique american who came of age as an astronaut during the most exciting and dangerous decade of space flight. Eugene cernan simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The crew of apollo 10 were the astronauts thomas stafford, john young, and eugene cernan. Eugene cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, etched his daughters.
Before he left the moon, cernan left his daughters initials behind in the lunar dust. In september, 1973, cernan assumed additional duties as special assistant to the program manager of the apollo spacecraft program at the johnson space center. Cernan is best known for being the last person to have stood on the moon, as the commander of apollo 17. The cernan earth and space center was named for astronaut eugene a. Eugene cernan, in full eugene andrew cernan, byname gene cernan, born march 14, 1934, chicago, illinois, u.
Jan 16, 2017 welcome to the official website of captain eugene cernan, the last man on the moon. During the apollo 17 mission, cernan became the eleventh person to walk on the moon. Famous for being the last human to set foot on the. Aircraft played a vitally important role in world war ii 193945, developing in. Its just the beginning of a whole new era in the history of mankind. Daily intimacy may improve your commitment to marriage. Gene cernan wrote his daughters initials on the moon. A special limited edition, signed by the astronautauthor eugene cernan.
Eugene cernan was a unique american who came of age as an astronaut during the most. Cernan traveled into space three times and to the moon twice. A hokey autobiography of american astronaut and moonwalker cernan. He is the recipient of numerous honorary degrees, military awards, and civilian honors, ranging from selection to the u. Cernan wrote with new york times bestselling author don davis the book the last man on the moon. He was raised in bellwood, illinois and in maywood, illinois. On 20 july 1969, neil armstrong and buzz aldrin landed on the surface of the moon. In his book, the last man on the moon written in collaboration with don davis, cernan describes a. Eugene cernan walked on the moon during the apollo 17 mission in 1972. A wonderful scarce book in as new condition, never taken out of its original shrinkwrap. Cernan also contributed to the book of the same name. Here you will find the most uptodate information, facts, quotes and much more. Apollo 17 was the last manned moon mission in the apollo program. Eugene cernan gene cernan wiki 2020, height, age, net worth 2020, weight, family american naval officer and naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, fighter pilot, and nasa astronaut.
It was launched from the kennedy space center, in florida, united states on december 7, 1972. A surprising fact comes to light when he says, i never got to know neil until the space program. Very interesting account of gemini, apollos 10 and 17 two flights to the moon excellent detail and description in that gene cernan drawl. Adventure through our interesting mars facts to discover more about what makes mars so special. What is important is his perceptive understanding of life. Eugene cernan was a unique american who came of age as an astronaut during the most exciting and dangerous decade of spaceflight. Eugene cernan, the last apollo astronaut to walk on the moon, left something behind. Nasa reported that retired astronaut eugene cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, has died at 82.
Eugene cernan was the last man to walk on the moon. If wikipedia is striving for consistency and it should. The last man on the moon 2014 man on the moon, eugene. On the night of december 7, 1972, apollo 17 lifted off for its journey to the moon with commander eugene gene cernan and module pilots ronald evans and harrison jack schmitt on board. The lunar module lm challenger separated from the command and service modules csm america on december 11. Here youll find plenty of information, links, videos, and more. Since he reentered the apollo lunar module after harrison schmitt on their third and final lunar excursion, he was the last person to walk on the moon. We all know there was a man on the moon, but did you know that there is one who stayed there. Although like most everyone else, he has a middle name, he has never gone by eugene andrew cernan. Astronaut eugene cernan and americas race in space kindle edition by cernan, eugene, davis, donald a download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Gemini 9a, apollo 10 which travelled to the moon but did not land, and apollo 17 during which he became the last man on the moon. Gene cernan the official website of the last man on the moon. Here are three littleknown fun facts about the astronaut and his apollo missions that show off cernan. Jan 25, 2017 i recently read this book sapiens by yuval noah harari and came across this story which i find to be an interesting one. He went into private business and served as television commentator for early flights of the space shuttle. Captain eugene gene cernan usn, retired has a bonedeep. Neil armstrong became the first person to set foot on the moon. Apollo astronaut eugene cernan, last man to walk on the moon. He spoke about his experiences at selected events around the world. Cernan holds the distinction of being the last man to leave his footprints on the moon. Cernan s memoir, however, falls somewhere in between.