Eugene Cernan

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronaut
gptkbp:admissionFee The Last Man on the Moon
gptkbp:airlines gptkb:Apollo_10
gptkb:Apollo_17
Gemini 9A
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:NASA_Exceptional_Service_Medal
Presidential Medal of Freedom
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:bornIn March 14, 1934
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Tracey_Cernan
gptkb:Richard_Cernan
gptkbp:diedIn January 16, 2017
gptkbp:famousQuote "We leave as we came, and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind."
gptkbp:filmography In the Shadow of the Moon
The Last Man on the Moon
Apollo_17:_The_Last_Moon_Landing
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Eugene_Andrew_Cernan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eugene Cernan
gptkbp:influences STEM education
space exploration
gptkbp:legacy public speaker
inspiration for future generations of astronauts
advocate for space exploration
author of memoirs
promoter of lunar exploration
gptkbp:militaryRank Captain
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableEvent last person to walk on the Moon
participated in the first manned flight of the Gemini program
first to leave the lunar module on Apollo 17
Apollo_17_mission
last_to_leave_the_lunar_surface_on_Apollo_17
served_as_backup_commander_for_Apollo_14
flew_on_Apollo_10,_the_first_mission_to_the_Moon_without_landing.
gptkbp:occupation engineer
test pilot
naval officer
gptkbp:role commander
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Janet_Cernan