And he managed to get Gemini VIII back on the ground. I have read the actual NASA reports and i still can't figure out how he could fire the retro rockets to cancel out the tumbling at exactly the right moment to cause a reentry rather than just turn himself into a permanent monument to man in space. He is quite likely one of the greatest pilots ever to take to the air or space.
But i don't see danger deterring him. Not when you consider some of the absolutely crazy aircraft he flew as a test pilot.
As for the rest of the group I have had the extreme privilege to have met Cernan. He was from the town right next door when I was a kid. It was nice to think that a guy from just down the road had gone to the moon. It made me actually believe you could do anything if you were willing to work for it.