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>> eugene andrews cernan was borne in 1934 in chicago. his dream of being a naval aviator was sown at an early age. he signed up for the naval rotc program at purdue university and accepted into the u.s. navy a short time graduation. the newly formed nasa announced their seven pioneer astronauts. cernan was fascinated. a new dream was born. he wanted to ride a rocket shop into space. in 1963, nasa selected him for project gemini and apollo. cernan jumped at the chance. >> when i watch those guys...

Gemini 9. his next was 1979 as lunar module pilot. he came within eight miles of the lunar surface. >> we found some problems that if they werent corrected, neil would have landed. i told neil i painted the white line in the sky so we wouldnt get lost. >> december 6, 1972, he went back making history of the commander of the final flight to the moon, apollo 17. he and jack schmidt spent more than three days on the moon, exploring and collecting data. of any missions, theirs brought back the large...

Contributions to our country. the first recipient of a go ahead medal was general george washington. today pursuant to the public law 111.44 we will present a gold medal on behalf of the united states congress to the honorable john glenn. first american to orbit the earth. neil armstrong, the first human to walk on the moon. michael collins, the pilot of a apollo 11s command module and dr. buzz aldrin, pilot of apollos lunar module and the second human being to walk on the moon. were honored to ...

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