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Gemini and Apollo astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, left at podium, and NASA/KSC Public Affairs Director Hugh W. Harris address the invited guests at the ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the official opening of the Apollo/Saturn V Center, part of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center. Cernan was the last man to walk on the moon. At far left is KSC Deputy Director J.A. "Gene" Thomas, who also spoke to the crowd. The 100,000-square-foot facility includes two theaters, various exhibits and an Apollo- era Saturn V rocket, which formerly was on display outside the Vehicle Assembly Building and is one of only three moon rockets remaining in existence. The new center is located off the Kennedy Parkway at the Banana Creek launch viewing site.