Eugene A. Cernan, NASA Astronaut (former)
Captain Cernan was the second American to have walked in space having spanned the circumference of the world twice in a little more than 2-1/2 hours. He was one of the two men to have flown to the Moon on two occasions, and as commander of the last mission to the Moon, Apollo 17, had the privilege and distinction of being the last man to have left his footprints on the surface of the moon.
As our students complete their coursework, we remember Gene and reflect on 'the right stuff'.
Apollo 17 - the last mission to the Moon.
Apollo 17 was a landmark mission for another reason. It represented the first flight of a trained scientist to the Moon. Harrison "Jack" Schmitt, a geologist, was the first U.S. scientist in space.
The astronauts departed the Moon on December 14, 1972 and returned to Earth on December 1972.
