Eugene Cernan
Eugene Cernan
Eugene Andrew "Gene" Cernan,, is a retired American naval officer and Naval Aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, fighter pilot, and NASA astronaut. He launched into space three times: as Pilot of Gemini 9A in June 1966, as Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 10 in May 1969, and as Commander of Apollo 17 in December 1972, the final Apollo lunar landing...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAstronaut
Date of Birth14 March 1934
CityBellwood, IL
CountryUnited States of America
I stood in the blue darkness and looked in awe at the Earth from the lunar surface. What I saw was almost too beautiful to grasp.