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Eugene Cernan
Eugene Andrew Cernan was an American astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot.
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business · American astronaut and lunar explorer (1934–2017) · naval officer · astronaut · fighter pilot · autobiographer · businessperson · military flight engineer · naval aviator · also Eugene Cernan, Gene Cernan, Eugene A. Cernan, Cernan
Born 14 March 1934 · Died 16 January 2017 · Q158486
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2017· 1 entry
Died 2017-01-16.
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2014· 1 entry
Cernan appeared in the documentary The Last Man on the Moon, made by British filmmaker Mark Craig and based on Cernan's 1999 memoir of the same title
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2010· 1 entry
In opposition to the cancellation of the Constellation program, which had been initiated during the George W
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2007· 1 entry
Won Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy (2007).
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2004· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctorate of Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (2004).
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2003· 1 entry
Awarded Washington Award (2003).
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2000· 2 entries
Awarded National Aviation Hall of Fame (2000).
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Eugene Cernan was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame
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1994· 2 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of Comenius University (1994).
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Awarded Grand Officer of the Order of the White Double Cross presented by Michal Kováč (1994).
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1982· 1 entry
Awarded International Space Hall of Fame (1982).
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1981· 1 entry
And 1982, Cernan joined Frank Reynolds and Jules Bergman on the extensive ABC coverage of the first 3 Space Shuttle launches
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1976· 1 entry
Cernan retired from the Navy with the rank of captain and went from NASA into private business, becoming Executive Vice President of Coral Petroleum Inc
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1974· 1 entry
Cernan was a roaster of Don Rickles on The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
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1973· 1 entry
Won NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1973).
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1969· 1 entry
Won NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1969).
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1966· 1 entry
The backup crew became the prime crew—the first time in NASA history this happened
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1963· 1 entry
Received a Master of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from the U
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1956· 2 entries
Cernan received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering; his final GPA was 5
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And was initially stationed on the USS Saipan
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1952· 1 entry
Studied at Purdue University and served as treasurer of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity
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1939· 1 entry
His second marriage was to Janis Ellen "Nanna" Cernan (née Jones; 1939–2021), which lasted for nearly 30 years from 1987 until his death.
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1934· 2 entries
Born 1934-03-14.
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In Chicago, Illinois; he was the son of Andrew George Cernan and Rose Cernan (née Cihlar)
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