Eugene Cernan Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

Key facts:

Eugene Cernan was an American former naval officer, Naval Aviator, NASA astronaut, electrical and aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot.

He graduated from Purdue University and the Naval Postgraduate School.

Cernan launched into space three times, serving as the Pilot of Gemini 9A in 1966, Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 10 in 1969, and Commander of Apollo 17 in 1972.

He became the 11th person to walk on the Moon during the Apollo 17 mission, which was the final Apollo lunar landing. Since then, he has been regarded as the last man on the Moon.

Cernan also served as a backup crew member for the Gemini 12, Apollo 7, and Apollo 14 missions.

He retired in 1976 and has been posthumously honored by being inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame and the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame.

In 2016, Cernan appeared in the documentary "The Last Man on the Moon."

Basic Information About Eugene Cernan

Category	Celebrities › Authors
Professions	Fighter pilot, Astronaut
Net worth	$5,000,000
Date of birth	1934-03-14 (90 years old)
Place of birth	Bellwood
Nationality	United States of America
Gender	Male
Height	6 ft (1.83 m)
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia

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Eugene Cernan's photos

References & Fact Checks ✅

1/ Filename: gene-cernan-in-gemini-ix-spacecraft-Q6p27l94.jpg

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-02 10:28:25)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gene_Cernan_in_Gemini_IX_spacecraft.jpg
Original Source: https://www.archives.gov/research/arc/ 255-MG-S66-38082
Author: NASA
Date taken: Taken on 5 June 1966

2/ Filename: apollo-10-cernan-and-snoopy-at-news-conference-8g059oY5.jpg

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-02 10:28:26)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Apollo_10_Cernan_and_Snoopy_at_news_conference.jpg
Original Source: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a10/a10.s69_32037.jpg
Author: NASA
Date taken: 26 April 1969

3/ Filename: as17-145-22224-TY2ktzFg.jpg

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-02 10:28:28)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AS17-145-22224.jpg
Original Source: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/apollo/apollo17/hires/as17-145-22224.jpg
Author: NASA / Harrison Schmitt
Date taken: 14 December 1972

4/ Filename: apollo-17-cernan-on-moon-492PM0D6.jpg

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-02 10:28:29)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Apollo_17_Cernan_on_moon.jpg
Original Source: NASA Images at the Internet Archive (image link)
Author: NASA / Harrison H. Schmitt
Date taken: 13 December 1972

5/ Filename: the-earth-seen-from-apollo-17-8OL9424n.jpg

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-02 10:28:31)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Earth_seen_from_Apollo_17.jpg
Original Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20160112123725/http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2000-001138.html (image link); see also https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_329.html
Author:
NASA/Apollo 17 crew; taken by either Harrison Schmitt or Ron Evans
Date taken: 7 December 1972date QS:P571,+1972-12-07T00:00:00Z/11

6/ Filename: neil-armstrong-public-memorial-service-201209130003hq-7188lI7D.jpg

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-02 10:28:32)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Neil_Armstrong_public_memorial_service_(201209130003HQ).jpg
Original Source: NASA Flickr account
Author: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Bill Ingalls

Description American photographer
Authority file

: Q71171454
creator QS:P170,Q71171454
Date taken: 13 September 2012, 11:13:49

7/ Filename: eugene-cernan-lunar-suit-nasm-Z9W6w0d6.jpg

Bill Ingalls

Description	American photographer
Authority file	: Q71171454

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-02 10:28:33)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eugene_Cernan_lunar_suit,_NASM.JPG
Original Source: Own work
Author: Tyrol5
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Date taken: 2011