Podcaster: Ralph, Paul & Jenny
Title : Awesome Astronomy’s Extra: Farewell Gene Cernan
Organization: Awesome Astronomy
Link : www.awesomeastronomy.com
Description: This podcast extra takes a look back at the extraordinary life of navy aviator, test pilot and astronaut Gene Cernan who tragically dies last month at the age of 82.
In this memoriam we discuss:
- A stellar career
- Pioneering rendezvous and spacewalking techniques on Gemini 9A
- The final test run for a moon landing on Apollo 10
- Commanding the last ever moon landing mission on Apollo 17
- The last footprints on the moon
Each week we will have a random drawing for a prize package from our sponsor. Enter the code for this week into this site: https://cosmoquest.org/achievements/code for a chance to win.
This week’s code is Ns2pDu. Enter it into the website to unlock the achievement and enter the contest.
Bio: Awesome Astronomy is the show for anyone and everyone who has even the slightest interest in astronomy and science.
A podcast beamed direct from an underground bunker on Mars to promote science, space and astronomy (and enslave Earth if all goes well).
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