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Oficiální portrét astronauta Eugena Cernana (NASA).

Cosmonaut / Astronaut · USA · 1934–1999

Eugene Cernan

Znak mise Apollo 10.

Official insignia (mission patch) of Apollo 17, designed by Robert McCall, depicting Apollo (the Greek sun god) with an American eagle and the Moon.

Commander of Apollo 17 and the last person to walk on the Moon. A veteran of Gemini 9A and Apollo 10, he was also the second American to walk in space.

NationalityUSA

Born14 March 1934

Died16 January 1999

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SPACEFLIGHTS

Znak mise Apollo 10.

Apollo 1018 May 1969

In May 1969, Apollo 10 was the dress rehearsal for the Moon landing. The crew of Stafford, Young and Cernan flew the Lunar Module to within 15 km of the lunar surface — doing everything except the landing itself.open article →

Official insignia (mission patch) of Apollo 17, designed by Robert McCall, depicting Apollo (the Greek sun god) with an American eagle and the Moon.

Apollo 177 December 1972

NASA's final Apollo Moon landing. Cernan and Schmitt explored Taurus-Littrow for three days while Evans orbited alone; the mission returned the largest sample haul of the program.open article →

PROGRAMS

Apollo 17Apollo 17 (December 1972) was NASA's final crewed Moon landing and remains, to date, humanity's most recent visit to the lunar surface. Commander Eugene Cernan and geologist Harrison Schmitt spent three days at Taurus-Littrow, while Ronald Evans orbited above.