Eugene Cernan

Commander, Apollo 17

Age: 75

Life as an astronaut: Last man to set foot on the moon; orbited the moon on Apollo 10; orbited Earth and walked in space on Gemini 9

Life as a civilian: Worked in petroleum and aerospace fields; contributed to ABC-TV; wrote memoir The Last Man on the Moon

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