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Oklahoma astronaut remembers time with late Gene Cernan
The crew of Apollo 10, from the left, Eugene Cernan, John Young and Thomas Stafford are photographed while at the Kennedy Space Center. In the background is the Apollo 10 space vehicle on Launch Pad 39 B. The three crewmen had just completed a Countdown Demonstration Test exercise on May 13, 1969. (NASA)
WEATHERFORD, Okla. (KOKH) — An Oklahoma astronaut says he remembers late astronaut Gene Cernan as a dear friend.
Cernan died Jan. 16 at the age of 82. He was the last of only a dozen men to walk on the moon. Weatherford-native Thomas P. Stafford flew two space flights with Cernan.
"I've lost the brother I never had." Stafford said. "We lived through several life and death experiences in those missions."
Cernan was a veteran of three space flights.
"I will never forget our great friendship and trust we developed for one another," Stafford said.
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