how many years did cernan give to trvel to the moon successfully
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The last man to walk on the moon, Eugene Cernan, has died at the age of 82. The American travelled into space three times, and became the 11th person to walk on the moon and the last to leave his footprints on its surface as commander of Apollo 17, the final manned lunar landing.
His death was confirmed by Nasa in a statement on Twitter that read: “We are saddened by the loss of retired Nasaastronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon.”
The last flight to take humans to the moon touched down on 11 December 1972, and Cernan was the final astronaut to re-enter the lunar module, Challenger, before it took off three days later.
Accompanying him on the voyage were Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmitt. Cernan and Schmitt conducted activities on the lunar surface and made the moon their home for more than three days, while Evans remained in orbit aboard the command module, America, completing assigned tasks and controlling the cameras.
The last mission to the moon established several records for manned space flight that included the longest manned lunar landing flight (301 hours 51 minutes), largest lunar sample return (115kg) and longest time in lunar orbit (147 hours 48 minutes).
The Apollo 17 crew is known for taking one of the most iconic photographs in space-programme history, the full view of the Earth known as The Blue Marble. In 2007, Cernan said that despite its fame, the image had not “really been appreciated”.
His death was confirmed by Nasa in a statement on Twitter that read: “We are saddened by the loss of retired Nasaastronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon.”
The last flight to take humans to the moon touched down on 11 December 1972, and Cernan was the final astronaut to re-enter the lunar module, Challenger, before it took off three days later.
Accompanying him on the voyage were Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmitt. Cernan and Schmitt conducted activities on the lunar surface and made the moon their home for more than three days, while Evans remained in orbit aboard the command module, America, completing assigned tasks and controlling the cameras.
The last mission to the moon established several records for manned space flight that included the longest manned lunar landing flight (301 hours 51 minutes), largest lunar sample return (115kg) and longest time in lunar orbit (147 hours 48 minutes).
The Apollo 17 crew is known for taking one of the most iconic photographs in space-programme history, the full view of the Earth known as The Blue Marble. In 2007, Cernan said that despite its fame, the image had not “really been appreciated”.
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