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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
On the last of their three Apollo 17 EVAs, Harrison Schmitt stepped out of the Apollo Lunar Module onto the surface of the Moon after Gene Cernan, and is therefore the 12th and most recent person to have stepped out onto the Moon. When they re-entered the lunar module Cernan stepped in last, and is therefore the last person to have walked on ...
NASA announced Monday that the former U.S. astronaut passed away, surrounded by his family, at the age of 82.
Cernan also felt excruciating pain as he moved back into his seat, as his suit was still fully pressurized and he had to move down far enough for the hatch to close. [10] He and Stafford managed to get the hatch closed and the cabin repressurized. Cernan had spent 128 minutes outside the spacecraft. The Gemini spacesuit was air-cooled.
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 ...
Image credits: ddp images/VidaPress Wood was a celebrated Hollywood actress known for iconic roles in films like West Side Story and Rebel Without a Cause.. She was widely admired for her talent ...
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.