Cernan

[sur-nuhn]

noun

1. Eugene Andrew, 1934–2017, U.S. astronaut.

Example Sentences

Apollo 17's Eugene Cernan warned the dust would be "one of the most aggravating, restricting facets of lunar surface exploration."

From Salon

American astronauts Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt — on Dec. 14, 1972 via Apollo 17 — were the last humans to set foot on the moon, concluding the Apollo moon mission.

From Salon

Stafford’s next flight in 1966 was with Cernan on Gemini 9.

From Seattle Times

Cernan’s spacewalk, connected to a jet-pack like device, didn’t go well.

From Seattle Times

Cernan complained that the sun and machine made him extra hot and hurt his back.

From Seattle Times