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Extra: Farewell Gene Cernan
Published 8 years, 11 months ago
Description
This podcast extra takes a look back at the extraordinary life of navy aviator, test pilot and astronaut Gene Cernan who tragically died last month at the age of 82.
In this memoriam we discuss:
- Gene's stellar career
- Pioneering rendezvous and spacewalking techniques on Gemini 9A
- The final test run for a moon landing on Apollo 10
- Commanding the last ever moon landing mission on Apollo 17
The last footprints on the moon