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Cernan, Eugene Andrew (1934-...), a United States astronaut, commanded the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972. This mission was the final moon landing of the Apollo program. Cernan and astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt stayed on the moon for 75 hours while Ronald E. Evans, the third member of the Apollo 17 crew, remained in lunar orbit.
Aldrin, AWL drihn, Buzz (1930-...), a United States astronaut, was the second person to set foot on the moon. He and Neil A. Armstrong landed… More>>
Glenn, John Herschel, Jr. (1921-...), was the first American to orbit Earth. On Feb. 20, 1962, he circled the planet three times in less than five… More>>
Ride, Sally Kristen (1951-...), was a United States astronaut who became the first American woman to travel in space. In June 1983, she and… More>>
Roosa, Stuart Allen (1933-1994), was a United States astronaut. He was a crewman on the Apollo 14 space mission, which made a manned landing on the… More>>
Young, John Watts (1930-...), a United States astronaut, made six space flights from Earth and one liftoff from the surface of the moon. On March… More>>
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