America and the world lost another hero today. Captain Eugene “Gene” Cernan, the last person to walk on the Moon, has passed away. After graduating from Purdue University, Cernan became a pilot for the United States Navy where he gained the experience that would eventually take him to the Moon. He was selected for the NASA Astronaut Corps in 1963 with the third group of astronauts (nicknamed “The Fourteen”). Gene Cernan flew in space three times during his NASA career—Gemini 9, Apollo 10, and Apollo 17. My condolences and thoughts are with his family during this difficult time. Thank you and ad astra, Gene Cernan.
Learn more about Gene Cernan’s life through the link below, or by watching the documentary “The Last Man on the Moon” available now on Netflix.
https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/cernan-ea.html
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