{"id":299208,"date":"2023-05-01T13:11:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T17:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=299208"},"modified":"2024-03-12T12:40:32","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T16:40:32","slug":"former-astronaut-eugene-a-cernan","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/former-astronaut-eugene-a-cernan\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"padding-0 bg-spacesuit-white wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block flex-align-center padding-y-8 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-heading-lg\">Eugene A. Cernan<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg padding-0\">Cernan, a Captain in the U.S. Navy, left his mark on the history of exploration by flying three times in space, twice to the moon. He also holds the distinction of being the second American to walk in space and the last human to leave his footprints on the lunar surface.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-left-0 desktop:padding-left-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-intro-quick-facts border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important padding-top-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"label margin-top-0 margin-bottom-2 color-carbon-50-important\">Quick Facts<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper hds-carousel-wrapper-relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider margin-bottom-1 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slide\" data-slide-id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-10 padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md padding-0 margin-0\">Captain Cernan was one of fourteen astronauts selected by NASA in October 1963. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 display-flex flex-justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider-image radius-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1540\" height=\"1919\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s64-31845\/s64-31845~large.jpg?w=1540&h=1919&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Captain Cernan was one of fourteen astronauts selected by NASA in October 1963. \" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s64-31845\/s64-31845~large.jpg?w=1540&h=1919&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1540w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s64-31845\/s64-31845~large.jpg?w=241&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 241w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s64-31845\/s64-31845~large.jpg?w=768&h=957&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s64-31845\/s64-31845~large.jpg?w=822&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 822w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s64-31845\/s64-31845~large.jpg?w=1233&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1233w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s64-31845\/s64-31845~large.jpg?w=321&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 321w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s64-31845\/s64-31845~large.jpg?w=482&h=601&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 482w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s64-31845\/s64-31845~large.jpg?w=722&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 722w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s64-31845\/s64-31845~large.jpg?w=963&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 963w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1540px) 100vw, 1540px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>      \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slide\" data-slide-id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-10 padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md padding-0 margin-0\">Cernan flew on three missions: Gemini IX, Apollo 10, and Apollo 17. Apollo 17 was NASA’s last lunar mission.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 display-flex flex-justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider-image radius-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1840\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=1840&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Cernan flew on three missions: Gemini IX, Apollo 10, and Apollo 17. Apollo 17 was NASA's last lunar mission.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.02); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=1840&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1840w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=288&h=301&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 288w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=768&h=801&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=981&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 981w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=1472&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1472w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=383&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 383w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=575&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 575w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=863&h=901&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 863w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=1150&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1840px) 100vw, 1840px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>      \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slide\" data-slide-id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-10 padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md padding-0 margin-0\">Eugene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, died Jan. 16, 2017. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 display-flex flex-justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider-image radius-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20170118-PH_JBS01_0084\/KSC-20170118-PH_JBS01_0084~large.jpg?w=1280&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Eugene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, died Jan. 16, 2017. \" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 45% 21%; object-position: 45% 21%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20170118-PH_JBS01_0084\/KSC-20170118-PH_JBS01_0084~large.jpg?w=1280&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1280w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20170118-PH_JBS01_0084\/KSC-20170118-PH_JBS01_0084~large.jpg?w=200&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 200w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20170118-PH_JBS01_0084\/KSC-20170118-PH_JBS01_0084~large.jpg?w=768&h=1152&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20170118-PH_JBS01_0084\/KSC-20170118-PH_JBS01_0084~large.jpg?w=683&h=1025&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 683w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20170118-PH_JBS01_0084\/KSC-20170118-PH_JBS01_0084~large.jpg?w=1024&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20170118-PH_JBS01_0084\/KSC-20170118-PH_JBS01_0084~large.jpg?w=267&h=401&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 267w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20170118-PH_JBS01_0084\/KSC-20170118-PH_JBS01_0084~large.jpg?w=400&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20170118-PH_JBS01_0084\/KSC-20170118-PH_JBS01_0084~large.jpg?w=600&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20170118-PH_JBS01_0084\/KSC-20170118-PH_JBS01_0084~large.jpg?w=800&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>      \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav display-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>   \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-image-carousel grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-8 padding-bottom-8 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-image-carousel\">\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-carousel-slider margin-0\" id=\"image-carousel-slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1838\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-134-20386\/as17-134-20386~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1838&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-134-20386\/as17-134-20386~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1838&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-134-20386\/as17-134-20386~large.jpg?w=300&h=287&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-134-20386\/as17-134-20386~large.jpg?w=768&h=735&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-134-20386\/as17-134-20386~large.jpg?w=1024&h=980&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-134-20386\/as17-134-20386~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1470&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-134-20386\/as17-134-20386~large.jpg?w=400&h=383&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-134-20386\/as17-134-20386~large.jpg?w=600&h=574&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-134-20386\/as17-134-20386~large.jpg?w=900&h=862&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-134-20386\/as17-134-20386~large.jpg?w=1200&h=1149&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, Apollo 17 commander, is photographed next to the deployed United States flag during lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. The highest part of the flag appears to point toward our planet Earth in the distant background. This picture was taken by scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot. While astronauts Cernan and Schmitt descended in the Lunar Module (LM) to explore the moon, astronaut Ronald E. Evans, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) in lunar orbit.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1287\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/69P-259\/69P-259~large.jpg?w=1287&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.02); transform-origin: 53% 7%; object-position: 53% 7%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/69P-259\/69P-259~large.jpg?w=1287&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1287w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/69P-259\/69P-259~large.jpg?w=201&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 201w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/69P-259\/69P-259~large.jpg?w=768&h=1146&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/69P-259\/69P-259~large.jpg?w=686&h=1023&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 686w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/69P-259\/69P-259~large.jpg?w=1030&h=1537&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1030w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/69P-259\/69P-259~large.jpg?w=268&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 268w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/69P-259\/69P-259~large.jpg?w=402&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 402w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/69P-259\/69P-259~large.jpg?w=603&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 603w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/69P-259\/69P-259~large.jpg?w=804&h=1199&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 804w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1287px) 100vw, 1287px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan is lunar module pilot for Apollo 10, scheduled for launch from the nation’s spaceport on May 18. Cernan and Apollo 10 Commander Thomas P. Stafford are to detach the lunar module after the spacecraft enters lunar orbit and drop down to within 10 miles of the Moon’s pockmarked surface before rejoining John W. Young, command module pilot, orbiting the Moon in the command_service module. The Apollo 10 mission is a dress rehearsal for a manned lunar landing later this year.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1840\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=1840&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=1840&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1840w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=288&h=301&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 288w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=768&h=801&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=981&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 981w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=1472&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1472w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=383&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 383w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=575&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 575w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=863&h=901&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 863w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=1150&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1840px) 100vw, 1840px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">AS17-140-21388 (7-19 Dec. 1972) — Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, mission commander, walks toward the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) during extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site of NASA’s sixth and final Apollo lunar landing mission. The photograph was taken by astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot. While astronauts Cernan and Schmitt descended in the Lunar Module (LM) “Challenger” to explore the Taurus-Littrow region of the moon, astronaut Ronald E. Evans, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) “America” in lunar orbit.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-2012-6154\/KSC-2012-6154~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 56% 24%; object-position: 56% 24%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-2012-6154\/KSC-2012-6154~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-2012-6154\/KSC-2012-6154~large.jpg?w=240&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 240w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-2012-6154\/KSC-2012-6154~large.jpg?w=768&h=960&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-2012-6154\/KSC-2012-6154~large.jpg?w=819&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 819w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-2012-6154\/KSC-2012-6154~large.jpg?w=1229&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1229w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-2012-6154\/KSC-2012-6154~large.jpg?w=320&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 320w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-2012-6154\/KSC-2012-6154~large.jpg?w=480&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 480w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-2012-6154\/KSC-2012-6154~large.jpg?w=720&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 720w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-2012-6154\/KSC-2012-6154~large.jpg?w=960&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. \u2013 Gemini 9, Apollo 10 and 17 astronaut Eugene Cernan participates in a presentation to guests gathered for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation’s dinner at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral celebrating the 40th anniversary of Apollo 17. The gala commemorating the anniversary of Apollo 17 included mission commander Eugene Cernan and other astronauts who flew Apollo missions. Launched Dec. 7, 1972, Cernan and lunar module pilot Harrison Schmitt landed in the moon’s Taurus-Littrow highlands while command module pilot Ronald Evans remained in lunar orbit operating a scientific instrument module. <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA \/ Kim Shiflett<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav display-flex margin-left-auto margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-story width-full maxw-full bg-carbon-05 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-story\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-y-9 padding-x-4\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-5 margin-bottom-6 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"subtitle-md\">Biography<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"display-48\">Eugene A. Cernan<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"heading-18 line-height-md\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">Captain Cernan was one of fourteen astronauts selected by NASA in October 1963. Captain Cernan was the second American to have walked in space having spanned the circumference of the world twice in a little more than 2-1\/2 hours. He was one of the two men to have flown to the moon on two occasions, and as commander of the last mission to the moon, Apollo 17, had the privilege and distinction of being the last man to have left his footprints on the surface of the moon. Up until his death he was passionate about space exploration and hoped he would not remain the last man to walk on the Moon.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/eugene-a-cernan\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">\n                        Learn More <span class=\"usa-sr-only\">about Eugene A. Cernan<\/span>                    <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1840\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=1840&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"Astronaut Gene Cernan walks on the surface of the moon\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=1840&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1840w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=288&h=301&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 288w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=768&h=801&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=981&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 981w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=1472&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1472w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=383&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 383w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=575&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 575w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=863&h=901&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 863w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-140-21388\/as17-140-21388~large.jpg?w=1150&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1840px) 100vw, 1840px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">AS17-140-21388 (7-19 Dec. 1972) — Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, mission commander, walks toward the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) during extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site of NASA’s sixth and final Apollo lunar landing mission. The photograph was taken by astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot. While astronauts Cernan and Schmitt descended in the Lunar Module (LM) “Challenger” to explore the Taurus-Littrow region of the moon, astronaut Ronald E. Evans, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) “America” in lunar orbit.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Missions<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-y-8 bg-carbon-black color-mode-dark color-spacesuit-white hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-mission\"><div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\"><div class=\"desktop:grid-col margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm button-light link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>All Crewed Missions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-5 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"square-10 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-top-neg-6 position-relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/gemini_ix_3_crew_patch_s66-28075.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/gemini_ix_3_crew_patch_s66-28075.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/gemini_ix_3_crew_patch_s66-28075.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/gemini_ix_3_crew_patch_s66-28075.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/gemini_ix_3_crew_patch_s66-28075.jpg?resize=200,200 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"display-48\">Gemini IX<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/gemini-ix\/\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm button-light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"border-bottom border-bottom-1px border-color-carbon-80-important margin-y-4\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-2 heading-14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2 featured-mission-countdown\" date=\"Jun 06, 1966 11:43 UTC\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-mission-date color-carbon-50 font-weight-bold text-uppercase\">Jun 06, 1966 11:43 UTC<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1910\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-37972\/s66-37972~large.jpg?w=1910&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-37972\/s66-37972~large.jpg?w=1910&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1910w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-37972\/s66-37972~large.jpg?w=150&h=151&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 150w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-37972\/s66-37972~large.jpg?w=298&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 298w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-37972\/s66-37972~large.jpg?w=768&h=772&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-37972\/s66-37972~large.jpg?w=1019&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1019w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-37972\/s66-37972~large.jpg?w=1528&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1528w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-37972\/s66-37972~large.jpg?w=50&h=50&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 50w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-37972\/s66-37972~large.jpg?w=100&h=101&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 100w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-37972\/s66-37972~large.jpg?w=200&h=201&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 200w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-37972\/s66-37972~large.jpg?w=398&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 398w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-37972\/s66-37972~large.jpg?w=597&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 597w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-37972\/s66-37972~large.jpg?w=895&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 895w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-37972\/s66-37972~large.jpg?w=1194&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1910px) 100vw, 1910px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-y-8 bg-carbon-black color-mode-dark color-spacesuit-white hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-mission\"><div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\"><div class=\"desktop:grid-col margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm button-light link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>All Crewed Missions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-5 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"square-10 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-top-neg-6 position-relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg 5516w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=1536,1536 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=2048,2048 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=400,400 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=600,600 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=900,900 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=1200,1200 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=2000,2000 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"display-48\">Apollo 10<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-bottom-4\">The Apollo 10 mission encompassed all aspects of an actual crewed lunar landing, except the landing. It was the first flight of a complete, crewed Apollo spacecraft to operate around…<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/apollo-10\/\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm button-light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"border-bottom border-bottom-1px border-color-carbon-80-important margin-y-4\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-2 heading-14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2 featured-mission-countdown\" date=\"May 26, 1969 12:52 UTC\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-mission-date color-carbon-50 font-weight-bold text-uppercase\">May 26, 1969 12:52 UTC<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1316\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s69-34385\/s69-34385~large.jpg?w=1316&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s69-34385\/s69-34385~large.jpg?w=1316&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1316w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s69-34385\/s69-34385~large.jpg?w=206&h=301&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 206w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s69-34385\/s69-34385~large.jpg?w=768&h=1120&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s69-34385\/s69-34385~large.jpg?w=702&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 702w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s69-34385\/s69-34385~large.jpg?w=1053&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1053w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s69-34385\/s69-34385~large.jpg?w=274&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 274w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s69-34385\/s69-34385~large.jpg?w=411&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 411w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s69-34385\/s69-34385~large.jpg?w=617&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 617w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s69-34385\/s69-34385~large.jpg?w=823&h=1201&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 823w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1316px) 100vw, 1316px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-y-8 bg-carbon-black color-mode-dark color-spacesuit-white hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-mission\"><div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\"><div class=\"desktop:grid-col margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm button-light link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>All Crewed Missions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-5 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"square-10 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-top-neg-6 position-relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/apollo_17_patch_s72-49079.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/apollo_17_patch_s72-49079.jpg 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/apollo_17_patch_s72-49079.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/apollo_17_patch_s72-49079.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/apollo_17_patch_s72-49079.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/apollo_17_patch_s72-49079.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/apollo_17_patch_s72-49079.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/apollo_17_patch_s72-49079.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/apollo_17_patch_s72-49079.jpg?resize=400,400 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/apollo_17_patch_s72-49079.jpg?resize=600,600 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/apollo_17_patch_s72-49079.jpg?resize=900,900 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"display-48\">Apollo 17<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/apollo-17\/\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm button-light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"border-bottom border-bottom-1px border-color-carbon-80-important margin-y-4\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-2 heading-14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2 featured-mission-countdown\" date=\"Dec 19, 1972 10:18 UTC\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-mission-date color-carbon-50 font-weight-bold text-uppercase\">Dec 19, 1972 10:18 UTC<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1441\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S72-50438\/S72-50438~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1441&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S72-50438\/S72-50438~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1441&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S72-50438\/S72-50438~large.jpg?w=300&h=225&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S72-50438\/S72-50438~large.jpg?w=768&h=576&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S72-50438\/S72-50438~large.jpg?w=1024&h=769&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S72-50438\/S72-50438~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1153&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S72-50438\/S72-50438~large.jpg?w=400&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S72-50438\/S72-50438~large.jpg?w=600&h=450&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S72-50438\/S72-50438~large.jpg?w=900&h=675&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S72-50438\/S72-50438~large.jpg?w=1200&h=901&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" 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