Word: cernan
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...nothing less--than human beings. They toddled around; they fell down; they got dirty; they kept house. They knew the whole world knew they were there, yet they nonetheless made it a point to leave behind small or sweet or poignant things to mark their brief passing. Gene Cernan, commander of Apollo 17, wrote his daughter's initials in the soil with his finger; Charlie Duke, lunar-module pilot of Apollo 16, left behind a picture of his family...
...better data monitoring him for 10 days in bed." WALLY SCHIRRA, far left, was similarly wry. "I can think of several more Senators we should boost into space." Even JIM LOVELL, second from right, next to TOM STAFFORD, said the Glenn flight was all about p.r. But Eugene Cernan, the last human to moonwalk, differs. "I don't care if John just stares out the window for 10 days," he said. "He's earned...
...interplanetary travel for generations to come (one trip to Mars would cost an estimated $500 billion!), its supporters argue that it is needed for today. In this age of cynicism and hopelessness, they say, it will give our nation a much-needed boost of self-esteem. Says astronaut Eugene Cernan of his trip to the moon: "We did things that people thought could not be done...I know most people at the time thought it was impossible." The Space Station would be to the `90's what the Apollo program was to the `60's: a beacon of hope...
...number of years, Eugene Cernan was a familiar face on ABC, interpreting the arcana of space flight for Peter Jennings. Today he is president of Cernan Corp., an aerospace consulting firm in Houston. "I carry the label of the last man to leave his footprints on the surface," he says. "I never thought I would carry that label for as long as I have -- and unfortunately I will probably carry it for another generation...