E.Cernan

Eugene Andrew Cernan
"Gene"

Born: 14 March 1934, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Nationality: American

Died: 16 January 2017

Group: NASA Group 3 (17 October 1963)

Status: Deceased

FAI Flights:

1

3 June 1966

3 days, 0 hours, 20 minutes, 50 seconds

2

18 May 1969

8 days, 0 hours, 3 minutes, 23 seconds

3

7 December 1972

12 days, 13 hours, 51 minutes, 59 seconds

EVA's:

1

5 June 1966

2 hours, 8 minutes

2

11 December 1972

7 hours, 12 minutes

3

12 December 1972

7 hours, 37 minutes

4

13 December 1972

7 hours, 15 minutes

5

14 December 1972

7 minutes

6

14 December 1972

4 minutes

7

17 December 1972

1 hours, 6 minutes

Education
BS (Electrical Engineering), Purdue University, 1956
MS (Aeronautical Engineering), US Naval Postgraduate School

Cernan was a Navy man with degrees from Purdue University, Drexel University, Western State University, and the US Naval Postgraduate School.

Originally, he was on the backup crew for Gemini IX. When the primary crew of Elliot See and Charles Bassett were killed, he and Thomas Stafford moved up to become the prime crew.

Cernan commanded Apollo 17 in the final manned lunar mission. He was not an active participant in the 17 December 1972 EVA.

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