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@import url("http://www.blogger.com/css/blog_controls.css"); @import url("http://www.blogger.com/dyn-css/authorization.css?targetBlogID=20243218"); Apollo Collections Artifacts from manned spaceflight Friday, April 14, 2006 A Tribute to Apollo (Part 2) This is a continuation of the original Tribute to Apollo site. The first site was starting to get very long and a bit unwieldy, so I have added a second section to the original blogsite. As I said in the prior introduction, these sites allow me the ability to show and provide the story behind many of the artifacts that I have collected over the years. I hope you enjoy the artifacts and the stories behind them. Larry McGlynn posted by Larry McGlynn at 2:51 PM 1 comments McGlynn Space Collection Links Since there are different categories to this collection, I felt it was better to separate those categories into different blog sites. Here are a list of the links for the other sections now currently active. Please copy the link address shown in bold type and paste it to your web browser. "A Tribute to Apollo" www.apollotribute.blogspot.com

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Captain Eugene A. Cernan Captain Eugene A. Cernan Commander Apollo 17, Lunar Module Pilot Apollo 10, Pilot Gemini-IX by Michael G. Knape Gene was one of Roger’s closest friends. Both members of the third class of Astronauts, Gene and Roger were the elite of the elite. Like Roger, Gene was one of 14 Astronauts chosen from over 1800 initial pilot applicants. He also served his country as a Naval Aviator. While they were training in Houston the were next door neighbors. A veteran of three space flights, Gene served as pilot with Tom Stafford on Gemini-IX and was the second American to walk in space, the first being Ed White. On his second flight, Gene flew the first Lunar Module to travel to the moon. He and Mission Commander Tom Stafford, with Command Module Pilot John W. Young were only the second crew to actually travel to the moon. The first was Apollo 8. After reaching the moon, Gene and Tom undocked their Lunar Lander and travel to within 50,000 feet of the lunar surface without ever touching down. All in preparation for the next flight which would land Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrine on the surface. The work that Gene, Tom and John did made the famous Apollo 11 flight possible. On his third and final spaceflight, Gene Commanded Apollo 17, which would be the last manned lunar mission. Shown here (seated), Gene poses with Command Module Pilot Ronald E. Evans (standing on right) and Lunar Module Pilot Jack H. Schmitt on a Lunar Roving Vehicle trainer in front of Apollo 17's Saturn V Rocket.

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ASTRONAUT GENE CERNAN ON THE MOON Mission Audio (145K) Cat. No. Price Domestic Shipping International Shipping Framed (20" x 24") Unframed (16" x 20") GENE CERNAN AUTOGRAPHED PHOTOGRAPH . This full color photograph of Gene Cernan in the Moon's Taurus-Littrow Valley has been created from the NASA archive negative and is personally hand-signed by Gene Cernan, commander of the Apollo 17 mission and the Lunar Landing Module Challenger . The Apollo 17 crew accomplished the sixth and final manned moon landing of the Apollo program on December 11, 1972. Astronaut Gene Cernan became the eleventh human to set foot on the moon and the last Man to leave the lunar surface. Gene Cernan has personally hand-signed the photograph in silver ink and has also inscripted the photograph with the Apollo flight number, "Apollo XVII". Available matted and framed with a historical plaque or unframed. Comes with a certificate of authenticity. Previous Next Home Order Form Astronaut Autographed Photographs Questions ... Camera Eye Productions

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Cernan Cernan Credit - www.spacefacts.de Eugene Andrew (Gene) Cernan American Pilot Astronaut. Born 14 March 1934. Eleventh person to walk on the moon and last person to step off of the moon. Space speed record (11,107 m/s). Personal: Male, Married, three children. Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. US Navy US Navy Astronaut Career Astronaut Group NASA Group 3 - 1963 . Inactive Entered space service : 17 October 1963. Left space service : 1 July 1976. Number of Flights Total Time : 23.59 days. Number of EVAs Total EVA Time : 1.01 days. Official NASA Biography NAME: Eugene A. Cernan (Captain, USN, (Ret.)) NASA Astronaut BIRTHPLACE and DATE: Born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 14, 1934. His mother, Mrs. Andrew G. Cernan, resides in Bremerton, Washington. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Gray hair, blue eyes; height: 6 feet; weight: 190 pounds. EDUCATION: Graduated from Proviso Township High School in Maywood, Illinois; received a bachelor of science degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University in 1956 and a master of science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California; recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Law degree from Western State University College of Law in 1969, an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering from Purdue University in 1970, and Drexel University in 1977. Petroleum Economics and Management Seminar, Northwestern University, 1978. MARITAL STATUS: Single CHILDREN: Teresa Dawn, March 4, 1963.

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Bad Astronomy and Universe Today Forum Space and Astronomy Conspiracy Theories PDA View Full Version : Gene Cernan - Last Man on the Moon Moonman 12-May-2002, 07:59 PM Just read his book, great read! He mentions that when he was in Apollo 10 and he came round the backside of the Moon in Snoppy separated from Charlie Brown, how Madrid tracked THE TWO space craft. I'd like to know how the HB's think they faked that. Also if Madrid tracked them, I'm sure the Soviets did as well. If you haven't read the book, then do so. It's not very technical, just a good story. jagster 12-May-2002, 08:52 PM I just finished "Failure is not an Option" by Gene Kranz. That was great. Even though I knew the outcome of most of the missions, I couldn't put it down. It was pretty exciting to hear how Missiom Control dealt with all of the problems that the world never really heard about. Is Cernan's book about only his flights, or the whole time he spent as an astronaut? JayUtah 13-May-2002, 03:35 AM Cernan's book is much like the other memoirs from notable Apollo participants. It's an autobiography, but with greater detail on his flights. Despite some exaggerations, it's a fun read. I especially enjoyed his account of his Gemini spacewalk. pvtpylot 13-May-2002, 05:39 AM

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Space Migration: A Fallible Consideration Amber Washington Perhaps we have a gazed curiously into the velvet darkness as children and wondered what lied beyond those strange, luminous orbs. After hearing about space shuttle programs and humans being sent to travel into those mythical heavens, we may have wanted to be included with the astronauts. Of course, as we grew older, most of out curiosity became shrouded by our pursuit of new goals. It is sometimes difficult to relate back to our childhood thoughts when out knowledge of space exploration was so little. Now that we've heard numerous accounts of failed missions and fatal accidents associated with this attempt to animate human inquisition, most of us have probably decided that we'd rather not take part in the program after all. Though space exploration can widen the possibility of humans expanding their habits, a variety of negative aspects circulate this decision. The biggest disadvantage of space travel is the risk of losing innocent lives. For instance, the Challenger Space Shuttle exploded within mere seconds after takeoff in 1986, killing the seven passengers on board. Similarly, the recent Columbia Space Shuttle accident on February 1, 2003, killed all seven of the astronauts aboard, also. Is it really worth it for human lives to be sacrificed in the attempt to achieve this dream? Just like everyone else, those astronauts have family members that grieve over their unnecessary deaths. Even Gene Cernan (2001), the Apollo 17 astronaut who journeyed to the moon in 1972 commented, "The exploration of space, like the exploration of life, if you will, is a risk." To make matters worse, these incidents have not stopped plans for sending humans into space in the future. Preventable mishaps such as Challenger and Columbia have happened all too often as a consequence of excessive curiosity for territorial expansion.

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