Ronald Evans

Command-module pilot, Apollo 17

1933-1990

Life as an astronaut: Orbited the moon during the last landing mission; performed a 66-min. spacewalk on the way back to Earth

Life as a civilian: Initially worked as a coal-industry executive; later became director of Sperry Flight Systems

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