Eugene Cernan
Eugene Andrew Cernan was an American astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Chicago
- Educated at
- Purdue UniversityNaval Postgraduate School
- Awards
- 🏆 honorary doctorate of Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava🏆 honorary doctor of Comenius University🏆 International Space Hall of Fame🏆 National Aviation Hall of Fame🏆 United States Astronaut Hall of Fame
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Trending topics shown first"You have to literally just pinch yourself and ask yourself the question, silently: Do you know where you are at this point in time and space, and in reality and in existence, when you can look out the…"
"As I take man's last step from the surface, back home for some time to come - but we believe not too long into the future - I'd like to just what I believe history will record. That America's challeng…"
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Timeline
1934
Born
Birth2017
Died
Death
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