The Last Man on the Moon: Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America's Race in Space - Paperback

The Last Man on the Moon: Eugene Cernan's Space Program Memoir

The basis of the 2014 award-winning feature-length documentary. A revealing and dramatic look at the inside of the American Space Program from one of its pioneers.

Eugene Cernan was a unique American who came of age as an astronaut during the most exciting and dangerous decade of spaceflight. His career spanned the entire Gemini and Apollo programs, from being the first person to spacewalk all the way around our world to the moment when he left man's last footprint on the Moon as commander of Apollo 17.

Inside NASA's Most Dangerous Decade

Between those two historic events lay more adventures than an ordinary person could imagine as Cernan repeatedly put his life, his family and everything he held dear on the altar of an obsessive desire. This autobiography chronicles three spaceflights, including two lunar missions, providing unprecedented access to the realities of America's race to the Moon.

From Gemini 9 to Apollo 17

Cernan's journey began as pilot of Gemini 9, where he performed the first complete spacewalk around Earth. He continued as lunar module pilot on Apollo 10, the final dress rehearsal before the Moon landing. His career culminated as commander of Apollo 17, NASA's final lunar mission, where he became the last human to walk on the Moon's surface.

Written with New York Times bestselling author Don Davis, The Last Man on the Moon is the astronaut story never before told - about the fear, love and sacrifice demanded of the few men who dared to reach beyond the heavens for the biggest prize of all - the Moon.

About the Authors

Eugene Cernan (1934-2017) flew in space three times, twice to the moon. He was the pilot of Gemini 9, lunar module pilot on Apollo 10, and commander of Apollo 17. He is the recipient of numerous honorary degrees, military awards, and civilian honors, ranging from selection to the U.S. Space Hall of Fame to a television Emmy.

Donald A. Davis is the author and co-author of more than 20 books, including New York Times bestseller Shooter, the Kyle Swanson Sniper Novels, and Lightning Strike. He lives outside Boulder, Colorado.