And there were deaths, too. Being an astronaut was a dangerous occupation, both on and off the launch pad. Cernan was just as susceptible to bad luck and dumb stunts as anyone. As an astronaut, he received a letter of reprimand, crashed a helicopter into a river, and was stopped by police the night before his last moon shot. Amidst all the technical information, Cernan also answers the questions everyone wants to know but is too polite to ask.
Nobody bathes during a space mission, so the return flight to Earth can be a bit pungent.
Cernan is also quite candid in his observations of other astronauts. One was a great pilot but a maverick. Another was inattentive. Some were hard to like, others were perfectionists, and one was an annoying glory-hound. Still, all the astronauts were dedicated, hardworking professionals driven to do more than anyone else in outer space.