Eugene Andrew Cernan Summary

Eugene Cernan 1934- American astronaut who left his spacecraft for more than two hours of extravehicular activity during the Gemini 9 mission in 1966. Cernan joined the U.S. Navy in 1956, became a tes... Read more

Gene Cernan (born 1934) was the commander of a manned mission that touched down on the moon's surface in December 1972. Harrison ("Jack") Schmitt accompanied him, becoming the first professional scien... Read more