#eugene cernan

[lonestarflight]

Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan's view from and of the Gemini-9A spacecraft during his extravehicular activity (EVA). Taken during the 32nd revolution of the 72-hour, 21-minute spaceflight.

"'What a beautiful spacecraft,' said Gemini IX pilot Eugene Cernan during his two hour, eight minute spacewalk. He took this wide-angle photograph looking back at the window where command pilot Tom Stafford was watching."

"Northwestern Mexico as seen from the Gemini-9A spacecraft during its 32nd revolution of Earth. The large penisula is Baja California. The body of water at lower right is the Pacific Ocean. The land mass at upper left is the State of Sonora. The Gulf of California separates Sonora from the peninsula."

Date: June 5, 1966

NASA ID: S66-38032, S66-38044, S66-38046, S66-38047, S66-38048, link, S66-37989, S66-38048, S66-38049, S66-38050, S66-38051, S66-38055, S66-38068, S66-38070

[star-trek-pop-quiz]

Star Trek POP-QUIZ #3

( 21/10/2023 )

Question 1.

Which of these people were not a guest-star on Star Trek? a. Stephen Hawking b. Mae Jemison c. Seth MacFarlane d. Eugene Cernan

bonus question: Identify which episode one of these people appeared in.

Question 2.

What is the name of the play by Andrew Robinson and Alexander Siddig? a. The Nexus b. A Stitch in Time c. The Ex-Expatriate d. Letters from the Northern Continent

Question 3.

Which book was the planet in "A Piece of the Action" ( S2, E17 TOS ) based off? a. Chicago Mobs of the Twenties b. The Hotel Royale c. The Great Gatsby d. New York Gangs of the 1900s

bonus question: which other Star Trek series features a similar book as homage?

Question 4.

What is the name of the inhabitants of Risa? ( Spelling Counts! ) bonus question: what is the planet Risa known for?

Question 5.

TRUE OR FALSE: Voyager may have inadvertently aided an American presidential election.

Score: __/5 + 3 bonus points ( answers under cut )

Question 1.

d. Eugene Cernan ( an American Astronaut )

+ a. Stephen Hawking ( S6, E27 Descent TNG ) b. Dr Mae Jemison ( S6, E24 Second Chances TNG ) c. Seth MacFarlane ( S3, E20 The Forgotten S4, E15 Affliction ENT )

Question 2.

a. The Nexus

Question 3.

a. Chicago Mobs of the Twenties

+ Enterprise ( 2001 )

Question 4.

Risians.

+ Risa is known as the "pleasure planet", a popular vacation spot for various Federation species.

Question 5.

TRUE.

[dontcallittimetravel]

On This Day: Eugene Cernan is the last human to walk on the moon, and for good reason. Look, you were terrible guests. Kicking up dust in your little car, hitting golf balls, leaving your trash all over the landing sites. Come back when you can behave yourselves!!

[wikipediabr0wn]

From the Apollo 10 Transcripts, June 1969

when i was fifteen, i made this comic of a conversation between the astronauts onboard the apollo 10 mission. the full conversation is linked. it’s one of my favorite snippets in history and has so many amazing moments of these astronauts real experiences as some of the first people in space. 

[ages-and-pages]

Apollo 17 on the surface of the Moon at Taurus–Littrow, December 13, 1972. Mission commander Eugene Cernan is seen here next to the Lunar Roving vehicle.

Photo taken by lunar module pilot Harrison 'Jack' Schmitt.

[mental-food]

I often tell young kids, and particularly my grandkids - don’t ever count yourself out. You’ll never know how good you are until you try. Dream the impossible and then go out and make it happen. I walked on the Moon. What can’t you do?

-Eugene Cernan, Apollo 17

[randomrichards]

FOR ALL MANKIND:

Collected footage

NASA’s journeys to the moon

The beauty of space

[rawyld]

Now these Astronauts from Mercury to Apollo were the real deal Astronauts as cool guys.

April 1966... Gemini water egress training Gemini astronauts Eugene Cernan and Edwin Aldrin seen during water egress training for the Gemini program onboard NASA motor vessel retriever in the Gulf of Mexico. By April 1966, NASA had received 35 Omega Speedmaster chronographs while having 52 active astronauts. MoonwatchUniverse has been delving into archives to bring up a complete overview of how & when the NASA-issued Omega Speedmaster chronographs were distributed to prime & backup astronaut crews of the Gemini & Apollo era. Note for MoonwatchUniverse this is the earliest photo showing Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin wearing a NASA-issued Speedmaster. (Photo: NASA)

[aiiaiiiyo]

[livingforstars]

Apollo 17 Lunarscape: A Magnificent Desolation - April 20th, 1996.

"Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 Lunar Module pilot and the second human to walk on the Moon, described the lunar landscape as "a magnificent desolation". Dramatic pictures from the Apollo missions to the Moon's surface testify to this apt turn of phrase. Near the Apollo 17 landing site, Family Mountain (center background) and the edge of South Massif (left) frame the lunarscape in this photo of astronaut Harrison Schmitt working alongside the lunar roving vehicle. Schmitt and fellow astronaut Eugene Cernan were the last to walk on this magnificent desolation."

[lonestarflight]

"Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford (right foreground), command pilot; and Eugene A. Cernan, pilot, prepare to enter the Gemini-9 spacecraft in the white room atop Pad 19 during a Gemini-9/Agena simultaneous launch demonstration. This test is a coordinated countdown of the Atlas-Agena and the Gemini-Titan vehicles. NASA and McDonnell Aircraft Corporation personnel stand by to assist with the insertion of the astronauts into the spacecraft."

Date: May 10, 1966

NASA ID: S66-33407, S66-33406

[apod]

2024 January 17

America and the Sea of Serenity Image Credit & Copyright: Gene Cernan, Apollo 17, NASA; Anaglyph by Patrick Vantuyne

Explanation: Get out your red/blue glasses and check out this stereo view of another world. The scene was recorded by Apollo 17 mission commander Eugene Cernan on December 11, 1972, one orbit before descending to land on the Moon. The stereo anaglyph was assembled from two photographs (AS17-147-22465, AS17-147-22466) captured from his vantage point on board the Lunar Module Challenger as he and Dr. Harrison Schmitt flew over Apollo 17's landing site in the Taurus-Littrow Valley. The broad, sunlit face of the mountain dubbed South Massif rises near the center of the frame, above the dark floor of Taurus-Littrow to its left. Piloted by Ron Evans, the Command Module America is visible in orbit in the foreground against the South Massif's peak. Beyond the mountains, toward the lunar limb, lies the Moon's Mare Serenitatis. Four astronauts will venture around the Moon and back again on the Artemis II mission, scheduled for launch no earlier than September 2025.

∞ Source: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240117.html

[spacefrontier]

Apollo 17 Commander Eugene A. Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison H. Jack Schmitt are preparing the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) and the Communications Relay Unit (LCRU) mission simulation. Support Team Astronaut Gordon Fullerton, standing, left, discusses test procedures to be performed in the High Bay of the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building (MSOB). The Lunar Module Ascent and Descent stages also receive preflight checkout in preparation for the sixth U.S. manned lunar landing mission. August 8, 1972.

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[bignaz8]

Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan is photographed in the Taurus–Littrow valley, December 1972. A naval aviator, Gene Cernan was selected with the third group of NASA astronauts in October 1963. He became the second American to conduct an EVA (spacewalk) during Gemini 9A in 1966, almost perishing in the process. During Apollo 10 in 1969, Cernan and Tom Stafford flew the lunar module Snoopy to within 50,000 ft of the lunar surface. Apollo 17 was mankind's final human lunar mission to date, and Cernan is the last human to have left footprints on the lunar surface. He is also one of only three astronauts to have twice journeyed to the moon. Captain Eugene Cernan passed away in 2017, aged 82.

[trivia-polls-daily]

No cheating, please! Answer the trivia question to the best of your ability, then check below the cut! Please do not give away answers in comments or tags!

Answer below:

Charles Duke was 36 years old when he landed on the moon in 1974.

https://www.oldest.org/people/youngest-people-on-the-moon/

[judgemark45]

(12/19/1972) A water-level view of the Apollo 17 Command Module (CM) floating in the Pacific Ocean following splashdown and prior to recovery. The prime recovery ship, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga (CVS-14), is in the background. When this picture was taken, the three-man crew of astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans and Harrison H. Schmitt, had already been picked up by helicopter and flown to the deck of the recovery ship. The spacecraft was later hoisted aboard the USS Ticonderoga. A United States Navy UDT swimmer stands on the flotation collar. Apollo 17 splashdown occurred at 13:24:59 (CST), 19 December 1972, about 350 nautical miles southeast of Samoa.

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