Eugene Cernan
NASA Astronaut
Nationality	American
Status	Retired
Born	March 14, 1934 (1934-03-14) (age 73) Chicago, Illinois
Other occupation	Fighter Pilot
Rank	Captain, USN
Space time	23d 14h 15m
Selection	1963 NASA Group
Missions	Gemini 9A, Apollo 10, Apollo 17
Mission insignia

Eugene Andrew Cernan (born March 14, 1934) is a retired United States Navy officer and a former NASA astronaut of Czech and Slovak ancestry. He has been into space three times: as co-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. In that final lunar landing mission, Cernan became "the last man on the moon" since he was the last to re-enter the Apollo Lunar Module during its third and final extra-vehicular activity (EVA). He was also a backup crew member for the Gemini 12, Apollo 7 and Apollo 14 missions. Image File history File links EugeneACernan. ... is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with aerial warfare. ... Captain is a rank or title with various meanings. ... USN redirects here. ... 1958 1959 1960 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1984 1985 1987 1990 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 2000 2003 2004 1958 June 25 - Man In Space Soonest - USA The first group of American astronaut candidates were selected... Gemini 9A (officially Gemini IX-A) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASAs Gemini program. ... Apollo 10 was the fourth manned mission in the Apollo program, and the first (and only manned Saturn V) mission to launch from pad 39B. The mission included the second crew to orbit the Moon, and the test of the lunar module in lunar orbit. ... Apollo 17 was the eleventh manned space mission in the NASA Apollo program. ... Image File history File links Ge09Patch_orig. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (727x783, 803 KB) Made it transparent and made it to . ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (780x776, 1281 KB)[1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... USN redirects here. ... This article is about the American space agency. ... Astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit outside the U.S. Space Shuttle Challenger in 1984. ... Gemini 9A (officially Gemini IX-A) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASAs Gemini program. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Apollo 10 was the fourth manned mission in the Apollo program, and the first (and only manned Saturn V) mission to launch from pad 39B. The mission included the second crew to orbit the Moon, and the test of the lunar module in lunar orbit. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Apollo 17 was the eleventh manned space mission in the NASA Apollo program. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The LEM flight instrumentation panel and front windows. ... Astronaut Bruce McCandless on an untethered EVA Extra-vehicular activity (EVA) is work done by an astronaut away from the Earth and outside of his or her spacecraft. ... Gemini 12 (officially Gemini XII) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASAs Gemini program. ... Apollo 7 was the first manned mission in the Apollo program to be launched. ... Apollo 14 was the eighth manned mission in the Apollo program and the third mission to land on the Moon. ...

A native of Chicago, Illinois, son of a Czech mother and a Slovak father, he received his father's name, originally spelled Ondrej Čerňan (read Ondrey Chernyan, IPA: [ˈondrɛj ˈtʃɛrɲan]). Cernan grew up in the towns of Bellwood and Maywood. He graduated from Proviso East High School in Maywood, Illinois and Purdue University, where he became a member of Phi Gamma Delta, in 1956, with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. He was commissioned into the US Navy through the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps at Purdue, and became a Naval Aviator flying jets. He also holds a M.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School. In 1976, Cernan retired both from the Navy (as a Captain) and from NASA, and went into private business. Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Bellwood is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Maywood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. ... Proviso East High School serves the educational needs of four villages within the Proviso Township, namely Maywood where it is located, Broadview, Forest Park and Melrose Park. ... Purdue redirects here. ... Phi Gamma Delta (also known as FIJI) is a collegiate social fraternity with 116 chapters and 5 colonies across the United States and Canada. ... Electrical Engineers design power systems… … and complex electronic circuits. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Aerospace engineering is the branch of engineering concerning aircraft, spacecraft and related topics. ... The Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, United States is a graduate school operated by the United States Navy. ... Captain is a rank or title with various meanings. ...

Cernan in LM after EVA-2

Cernan is one of only three men to voyage to the moon on two different occasions (the others being Jim Lovell and John Young), and one of only twelve men to walk on the moon. Cernan orbited the moon on Apollo 10, and landed on the moon on Apollo 17. Image File history File linksMetadata AS17-145-22224. ... Image File history File linksMetadata AS17-145-22224. ... This article is about Earths moon. ... Captain James Jim Arthur Lovell, Jr. ... John W. Young in 1986 John Watts Young (born September 24, 1930) is a former NASA astronaut who walked on the Moon on Apollo 16, April 21, 1972. ... Twenty-four astronauts have been on or near the Moon. ... Two bodies with a slight difference in mass orbiting around a common barycenter. ... Apollo 10 was the fourth manned mission in the Apollo program, and the first (and only manned Saturn V) mission to launch from pad 39B. The mission included the second crew to orbit the Moon, and the test of the lunar module in lunar orbit. ... Apollo 17 was the eleventh manned space mission in the NASA Apollo program. ...

While on the moon during Apollo 17, he and his crewmate Harrison Schmitt performed three EVAs for a total of about 22 hours of exploration. Their first EVA alone was over three times the length Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spent outside the LM on Apollo 11. During this time they covered over 35 kilometers using the Lunar Rover and spent a great deal of time collecting geologic samples that would shed light on the moon's early history. Apollo 17 was the eleventh manned space mission in the NASA Apollo program. ... Dr. Harrison Hagan Jack Schmitt (born July 3, 1935) is a geologist, astronaut and former U.S. senator. ... This article is about the former American astronaut. ... Colonel Buzz Aldrin, Sc. ... Description Role: Lunar landing Crew: 2; CDR, LM pilot Dimensions Height: 20. ... The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. ... For the Soviet robotic rovers, see Lunokhod programme. ...

As Cernan got ready to climb the ladder he spoke these words, the last currently spoken by a human standing on the moon's surface: "As we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came, and God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind. As I take these last steps from the surface for some time to come, I'd just like to record that America's challenge of today has forged man's destiny of tomorrow. Godspeed the crew of Apollo Seventeen." [1]

He is the author of The Last Man on the Moon, his memoirs of his career both with NASA and before. In the 1998 miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, Cernan was played by Daniel Hugh Kelly. From the Earth to the Moon is a twelve-part HBO television miniseries (1998) co-produced by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Tom Hanks, and Michael Bostick detailing the landmark Apollo expeditions to the Moon during the 1960s and early 1970s. ... Daniel Hugh Kelly (born on August 10, 1952 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) also known as Daniel Hugh-Kelly is an American film and television actor. ...

External links

• Biographical data from US National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Cernan Earth and Space Center, a public planetarium on the campus of Triton College in River Grove, Illinois that is named in Captain Cernan's honor.
• Spacefacts biography of Eugene Cernan
• Last Man on the Moon
• Gene Cernan flies the Windows-based "Eagle Lander 3D" Simulator
• Million-€ footprint