The IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS) serves as a premier international. Cernans sweat so much he lost 13 pounds. Hes your classic sort of handsome debonair flyboy, said space historian Roger Launius, associate director of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. NASA announced that former astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, died Jan. 16, 2017, surrounded by his family. He recalled the silence after the lunar lander's engine shut down. Eugene Andrew Cernan was born on March 14, 1934, in Chicago and attended school in the city and suburbs. 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Cernan was with his relatives when he died at a Houston hospital following ongoing heath issues, family spokeswoman Melissa Wren told The Associated Press. He was 82. He had been a Navy attack pilot and earned a masters degree in aeronautical engineering when NASA selected him in October 1963 as one of 14 members of its third astronaut class. [42], Cernan was featured in the Discovery Channel's 2008 documentary miniseries When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions, talking about his involvement and missions as an astronaut. When the prime crew of Elliot See and Charles Bassett was killed in the crash of NASA T-38A "901" (USAF serial 638181) at Lambert Field, Missouri, on February 28, 1966, the backup crew became the prime crewthe first time in NASA history this happened. Some ancient civilization was here back in the 20th century, and look at the funny marks they made. "I didn't want to go up. He worked for a Houston energy firm, Coral Petroleum, then in 1981 began his own aerospace consulting company. "That was a really important learning experience," Launius said. In all, Cernan logged 566 hours and 15 minutes in space, more than 73 hours of them on the moon's surface. That was a really important learning experience, said Launius. Eugene Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, announced that he passed away today following ongoing health issues. Theres no noise. Cernan was born on March 14, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois; he was the son of Andrew George Cernan (19041967) and Rose Cernan (ne Cihlar; 18981991). Cernan's sweat so much he lost 13 pounds. [17] Cernan also contributed to the book of the same name. John Glenn dies at 95; hero was first American to orbit Earth, Kevin Starr, author of California histories and former state librarian, dies at 76, Dick Gautier, best known as Get Smarts Hymie the robot, dies at 85. Evans remained behind as pilot of the command module that orbited the moon while the other two landed on the moon's surface. (Gene Siskel Film Center / HANDOUT). He overheated. His visor glossed over with water, he could barely see. With the Apollo program underway, Cernan flew on Apollo 10 in May 1969. James Lovell and John Young are the others. We leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind, Cernan said. Collect, curate and comment on your files. Decades later, Cernan tried to ensure he wasnt the last person to walk on the moon, testifying before Congress to push for a return. His family said his devotion to lunar exploration never waned. For the Chicago-area public planetarium named in his honor, see, "Astronauts are Like Two Peas from a Pod", Eugene Andrew Cernan (14 March 193416 January 2017), "Gene Cernan: Always Shoot for the Moon, Part I", "Biographical Data: EUGENE A. CERNAN (CAPTAIN, USN, RET.) Cernan was commander of NASA's Apollo 17 mission and on his third space flight when he set foot on the lunar surface in December 1972. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. [9] The crew, however, performed a rendezvous that simulated procedures that would be used in the Apollo 10 mission; the first optical rendezvous and a lunar-orbit-abort rendezvous. At Purdue, Cernan was also president of the Quarterdeck Society and the Scabbard and Blade, and a member of the Phi Eta Sigma honor society and Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society. During the Apollo 17 mission, Cernan became the eleventh human being to walk on the Moon. "In that whole three days, I don't think there's anything that became routine," Cernan recalled. In 1987, he married again, to Jan Nanna, and they lived in Houston. The couple married in 1961 and divorced 20 years later. James Lovell and John Young are the others. He became the last person to walk on the moon on Dec. 14, 1972, tracing his only childs initials in the dust before climbing the ladder of the lunar module the last time. The family of Apollo Astronaut Capt. The ground quit talking. He also worked as a network television analyst during shuttle flights in the 1980s. In that whole three days, I dont think theres anything that became routine, Cernan recalled. 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Cernan eventually came to have a positive evaluation of Schmitt's abilities; he concluded that Schmitt was an outstanding LM pilot while Englenotwithstanding his outstanding record as an aircraft test pilotwas merely an adequate one. This provided NASA planners with critical knowledge of technical systems and lunar gravitational conditions to enable Apollo 11 to land on the Moon two months later. By clicking Sign up, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider Published Jan. 16, 2017. "Astronaut Gene Cernan to be buried at Texas State Cemetery". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017. ^ Newton, Noelle. "Former Astronaut Gene Cernan buried at State Cemetery". Fox News. Archived from the original on January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017. Cernan sweat so much he lost 13 pounds. "But if I had to focus on one thing it was just to look back at the overwhelming and overpowering beauty of this Earth. Before heading home, Cernan said he drew the letters "TDC" the initials of his then 9-year-old daughter, Teresa Dawn with his finger on the dusty gray lunar surface. He became the last of only a dozen men to walk on the moon on Dec. 14, 1972 - tracing his only child's initials in the dust before climbing the ladder of the lunar module the last time. In all, Cernan logged 566 hours and 15 minutes in space, more than 73 hours of them on the moons surface. [28] He was buried with full military honors at Texas State Cemetery, the first astronaut to be buried there, in a private service on January 25, 2017. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. The Book of Mormon in North America. Yet Cernan was one of only three people to voyage twice to the moon either to its surface or in moon orbit. Teresa was Cernans only child with his wife Barbara. 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