St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: March 14, 2022

St. Louis MO

14 March, 2022

10:32 AM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: March 14, 2022 On this date in 1934, American astronaut Gene Cernan was born. Cernan flew to the moon twice in his career. The first was as part of Apollo 10, where he helped pilot which did not land, and once on Apollo 17, the final Apollo mission. Cernan is the last person to have stepped foot on the moon. This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.