Gene Cernan
Gene Cernan is an astronaut from United States of America affiliated with the government agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration, embarked on 3 space flights and engaging in 4 spacewalk(s) during his/her career as an astronaut.
Eugene Andrew Cernan was an American astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot. During the Apollo 17 mission, Cernan became the eleventh person to walk on the Moon. Since he re-entered the lunar module after Harrison Schmitt on their third and final lunar excursion, he is the last person to have walked on the Moon.
Cernan traveled into space three times; as 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, the final Apollo lunar landing. Cernan was also a backup crew member of the Gemini 12, Apollo 7 and Apollo 14 space missions.
- Date of Birth: 03/14/1934
- Date of Death: 01/16/2017
- Status: Deceased
- First Flight: 06/03/1966
- Last Flight: 12/14/1972
- In Space: No
Launches
Spacewalks
Gemini 9A EVA
The spacewalk began at 06/05/1966 15:02 UTC and ended at 06/05/1966 17:09 UTC on the Low Earth Orbit for a total of 2 hours and 7 minutes.
Apollo 17 EVA 1
The spacewalk began at 12/11/1972 23:54 UTC and ended at 12/12/1972 07:06 UTC on the Lunar Surface for a total of 7 hours and 11 minutes.
Apollo 17 EVA 2
The spacewalk began at 12/12/1972 23:28 UTC and ended at 12/13/1972 07:05 UTC on the Lunar Surface for a total of 7 hours and 36 minutes.
Apollo 17 EVA 3
The spacewalk began at 12/13/1972 22:25 UTC and ended at 12/14/1972 05:40 UTC on the Lunar Surface for a total of 7 hours and 15 minutes.
