News Archive / Tagged: Eugene Cernan

• Our SpaceFlight Heritage: Apollo 10 paves way for 1st human lunar landing

  Derek RichardsonMay 18th, 2019

  As NASA takes aim on the Moon with its Artemis program, it is important to remember the missions that paved the way for the agency's first manned landing. One of the most critical of these - was Apollo 10.

• Funeral service held for Eugene Cernan in Houston

  Jason RhianJanuary 24th, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — When most people think of the 12 men who first walked on the Moon, they probably don't think of Eugene Cernan. They should. Cernan, a naval aviator, was one of the core astronauts that made the Apollo Program's historic landings possible. His life after NASA was as important as his time with the agency training to ride fire.

• The last man on the Moon, Gene Cernan, passes away at 82

  Bart LeahyJanuary 16th, 2017

  Astronaut Eugene "Gene" A. Cernan died today, Jan. 16, 2017, at age 82. He flew into space three times – aboard Gemini IX in 1966, Apollo 10 in 1969, and as commander of Apollo 17 in 1972. While he resented the hiatus in human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit, he is still known by the title noted in his autobiography, “The Last Man on the Moon.”

• Review: The Last Man on the Moon

  Jason RhianMarch 17th, 2016

  WINTER PARK, Fla. — Former Apollo astronaut Gene Cernan knows a lot about making an impression: the imprints left by his boots still denote his presence as one of only twelve human beings to set foot on the Moon. In 1972, Cernan, along with Harrison "Jack" Schmitt, strode across the surface of our nearest celestial neighbor's surface on Apollo 17 – mankind's final mission to the Moon in the 20th century, a fact highlighted in a recent film.

• Our Space Flight Heritage: Launch of Apollo 10 forty six years ago

  Gregory CecilMay 18th, 2015

  Forty-six years ago today on May 18, 1969, the crew of Apollo 10 lifted off from Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center for what NASA described as “a dress rehearsal for the first Moon Landing.” On board the Apollo Command Module, named Charlie Brown, were commander Thomas Stafford, lunar module pilot Eugene Cernan, and command module […]