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| Born | March 14, 1934 |
| Hometown | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height | 6'0" (1.83m) |
| Spouse | Jan Nanna , Jan Nanna Cernan , Barbara Jean Atchley |
| Children | Teresa Dawn Cernan |
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- USOrlando Sentinel
Apollo 17′s splashdown ended era 50 years ago as Artemis eyes return to moon
The last three men to travel to the moon made it safe back to Earth 50 years ago today as the Apollo 17 crew splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 19, 1972. Just five days earlier, Commander Eugene “Gene” Cernan had taken what turned out to be the unwanted title of “Last Man on the Moon” when he became the last person to leave his footprints on the lunar surface as he climbed back on ...
- ScienceVirginian Pilot
Editorial: Lunar round-trip is success worth celebrating in Hampton Roads
There are so many stories competing for attention these days — so many of them bad — that it was both a welcome respite and an exciting achievement that NASA’s Artemis mission successfully propelled the new Orion spacecraft to the moon and back. After numerous setbacks and delays, this was a huge moment for the nation, for NASA and for the engineers and staff — including some talented folks in ...
- ScienceThe Santa Fe New Mexican
CORRECTION: Former NM senator became twelfth moonwalker in 1972
Dec. 11—Correction: This story has been amended to reflect the following correction. A previous version of this story incorrectly reported Harrison "Jack" Schmitt was the last American to walk the moon. Astronaut Eugene Cernan took the last steps on the surface during the Apollo 17 mission. Just before taking off on what would be the last space mission in which men walked the moon, astronaut ...
- ScienceThe Santa Fe New Mexican
Former New Mexico senator was last moonwalker in 1972
Dec. 11—Just before taking off on what would be the last space mission in which men walked the moon, astronaut Harrison H. "Jack" Schmitt did something unexpected. He grabbed a nap. When the launch of Apollo 17 in 1972 was delayed by a minor computer glitch, Schmitt was nonplussed. He recalled it this way in a 2000 interview: "I fell asleep. Anytime you put fans humming or a little bit of ...
- ScienceFlorida Today
Apollo 17 at 50: Last step, last words and long wait for lunar return
Apollo 17 was the last mission to place human on the moon 50 years ago. The rocket lifted off Dec. 7, 1972, and the crew stepped onto the moon Dec. 11.
- USAssociated Press
Today in History: December 11, King Edward VIII abdicates
On Dec. 11, 1936, Britain’s King Edward VIII abdicated the throne so he could marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson; his brother, Prince Albert, became King George VI. In 1941, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States; the U.S. responded in kind. In 1972, Apollo 17’s lunar module landed on the moon with astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt aboard; they became the last two men to date to step onto the lunar surface.
- ScienceBusiness Insider
FAA employees in a tiny room in Virginia are in charge of clearing airspace so rockets like Artemis I can launch — see inside
The FAA Space Operations Office, known as Space Ops, specializes in integrating space operations into the national airspace system.
- USThe Daily Telegram
Moon landings had a Big Ten flavor
Of the 12 Americans that stepped on the lunar surface between 1969-72, four were graduates of Big Ten universities.
- USBuzzFeed
21 Facts I Learned This Week That Shocked, Surprised, And Simply Fascinated Me
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- ScienceChicago Tribune
Commentary: Billionaires in space. Why we need them
The last footprints left on the moon were imprinted there by Apollo astronaut and Chicago native Eugene Cernan in 1972. In all, only 12 men walked the dusty lunar surface during the Apollo program before it ended. No one has been back since. That’s a shame. The United States led the way in those heady early days of space exploration, driven by Cold War competition with the Soviet Union that ...
