Gene Cernan, Last Man On The Moon, Dies

Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—Eugene Cernan, the final astronaut to plant his feet on the Moon’s surface more than 44 years ago as commander of NASA’s Apollo 17 mission, has died. He passed away Jan. 16 from “ongoing health issues,” at Houston Methodist Hospital, with close family members at his side, according to a...

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