Gene Cernan, Last Man on the Moon, Remembered

The death of Eugene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, elicited heartfelt remembrances from his fellow astronauts and those now working at NASA to follow in his footsteps.

"As commander of our December 1972 Apollo 17 mission, he was an outstanding crewmate," wrote Apollo 17 lunar module pilot Harrison Schmitt.  Read more.