RIP: Gene Cernan, last man to walk on the Moon


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(CNN) Eugene A. Cernan, the last astronaut to leave his footprints on the surface of the moon, has died, NASA said Monday.

 

He was 82.

 

"We are saddened by the loss of retired NASA astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon," the US space agency said on Twitter.

 

Cernan was one of fourteen astronauts selected by NASA in October 1963. He served as as spacecraft commander of Apollo 17, the last scheduled manned mission to the moon for the United States. The mission launched on December 6, 1972 and returned on December 19.

 

The mission established several new records for manned space flight, including longest manned lunar landing flight (301 hours, 51 minutes), and longest lunar surface extravehicular activities (22 hours, 6 minutes).

 

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Family Statement Regarding Service Arrangements for Capt. Eugene A. Cernan

 

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Press Release From: NASA HQ 
Posted: Tuesday, January 17, 2017

The following is a statement released on the behalf of Gene Cernan’s family:
 
A funeral service for Capt. Eugene A. Cernan, who passed away Monday at the age of 82, will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. CST on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, 717 Sage Road in Houston.
 
NASA Television will provide live pool video coverage of the service.
 
The family will gather for a private interment at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin at a later date, where full military honors will be rendered.

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