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Astronaut Gene Cernan Reflects on Life and Space
William J. Cromie profiles Gene Cernan, a Navy officer and NASA astronaut, detailing his roots in Bellwood Illinois and Purdue University, his patient pursuit of aviation and space, and his marriage to Barbara. The piece contrasts his quiet, humorous resilience with the demanding path to Gemini 9 and Apollo 10, noting his longing to walk on the moon and his belief that astronauts remain ordinary people after missions.
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William J. Cromie
World Book Science Service
Nassau Bay
NASA
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Barbuda
Antigua
Navy
Eugene Cernan
Earth
Jim Lovell
Gene Cernan
Cernan
Barbara
Barbera
Bellwood
Ill
Wisconsin
O’hare
Purdue University
Purdue
Alan Shepard
John Glenn
Gene
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey
Calif
Teresa Dawn
Tracy
Thomas Stafford
Elliot See
Air Force
Charles Bassett
Bassett
See
St. Louis
Tom
Cerman
Elliot
Charlie
Staffords
Stafford
Atlantic Ocean
Asy
Tom Stafford
Lunar