Gene Cernan, last man to walk on the moon, dies at 82

Gene Cernan, Last American on the Moon, Dies at 82 Former astronaut Gene Cernan, one of only a dozen men to walk on the moon and who returned to Earth with a message of 'peace and hope for all mankind,' has died. He was 82. Photo: NASA

Gene Cernan, Last American on the Moon, Dies at 82 Former astronaut Gene Cernan, one of only a dozen men to walk on the moon and who returned to Earth with a message of 'peace and hope for all mankind,' has died. He was 82. Photo: NASA

Gene Cernan, last astronaut to walk on the moon, dies at 82 Cernan died less than six weeks after another American space hero, John Glenn.

Astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, dies at 82 Former astronaut Gene Cernan, the last of only a dozen men to walk on the moon who returned to Earth with a message of "peace and hope for all mankind."

Gene Cernan, Last Astronaut to Walk on the Moon, Dies at 82 Cernan, commander of NASA’s Apollo 17 mission, set foot on the lunar surface in December 1972 during his third space flight.

Gene Cernan, the last astronaut to walk on the moon, has died at 82 On December 7, 1972, NASA’s Apollo 17 mission took off under the command of Gene Cernan. Four days later, the crew touched down on the lunar surface. It..

Gene Cernan, Last Astronaut on the Moon, Dies at 82

Gene Cernan, Last Man To Walk On The Moon, Dies At 82 Cernan flew in space three times, took the second American spacewalk, and was just as thrilled to walk on the moon as if he had been the first to do it.

Gene Cernan, last astronaut on the moon, dies at 82 Former astronaut Gene Cernan, the last of only a dozen men to walk on the moon who returned to Earth with a message of "peace and hope for all mankind," has died. He was 82.