Memorial Page for Eugene Cernan (née Eugene Andrew Cernan)
NASA astronaut, Naval aviator, aeronautical engineer, electrical engineer, fighter pilot, eleventh human to walk on the Moon (Apollo 10 and Apollo 17)
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Eugene Cernan (* March 14, 1934 in Chicago; † January 16, 2017 in Houston) was a nASA astronaut, Naval aviator, aeronautical engineer, electrical engineer, fighter pilot, eleventh human to walk on the Moon (Apollo 10 and Apollo 17). He was 82 years old. His education included Purdue University and Naval Postgraduate School. He received 7 awards, including National Aviation Hall of Fame, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame. He was buried at Texas State Cemetery.
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8 EventsBorn in Chicago, Cook County
1934International Space Hall of Fame
1982Grand Officer of the Order of the White Double Cross
1994honorary doctor of Comenius University
1994National Aviation Hall of Fame
2000Washington Award
2003Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy
2007Died in Houston, Harris County
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Eugene Cernan (née Eugene Andrew Cernan). Forever remembered.