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Cernan was born on March 14, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois; [1] he was the son of Andrew George Cernan (1904–1967) and Rose Cernan (née Cihlar; 1898–1991). His father was of Slovak descent [2] and his mother was of Czech ancestry.
Married until his death in 2024 Jeannie Martin (1955) Charlie Bassett: Married until his death in the 1966 NASA T-38 crash: Sue Ragsdale Alan Bean: Divorced 1976 Barbara Atchley (1961) Gene Cernan: Divorced 1981 Martha Horn (1957) Roger B. Chaffee: Married until his death in the 1967 Apollo 1 accident Patricia Finnegan (1957) Michael Collins
Stafford and Cernan instead conducted orbital rendezvous maneuvers with it, including a simulated rescue of a lunar module in a lower orbit. [1]: 85–92 The following day, Cernan attempted an extravehicular activity (EVA), with the primary mission of testing the Astronaut Maneuvering Unit (AMU). After exiting the spacecraft, Cernan quickly ...
NASA announced Monday that the former U.S. astronaut passed away, surrounded by his family, at the age of 82. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
Schmitt claims to have taken the photograph of the Earth known as The Blue Marble, one of the most widely distributed photographic images in existence. His Apollo 17 crewmates, Gene Cernan (Mission Commander) and Ronald Evans (Command Module Pilot), have made the same claim, and NASA's official position is to credit all three together. [14]
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Apollo 17 (December 7–19, 1972) was the eleventh and final mission of NASA's Apollo program, the sixth and most recent time humans have set foot on the Moon.Commander Gene Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt walked on the Moon, while Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans orbited above.