Gene Cernan

Gene Cernan (1934–2017) was an American astronaut and naval aviator who commanded Apollo 17. He was the last person to walk on the Moon.

Apollo 17: The 1972 NASA mission that made the last crewed landing on the Moon. Cernan commanded this mission and led its lunar surface operations.
Apollo program: NASA’s human spaceflight program that landed astronauts on the Moon between 1969 and 1972. It provided the missions and training through which Cernan became a lunar commander.
Harrison Schmitt: An American geologist and astronaut who flew on Apollo 17 and walked on the Moon. Schmitt was Cernan’s lunar module pilot and fellow moonwalker.
Last person on the Moon: The distinction held by the last astronaut to leave the lunar surface during a mission. Cernan holds this distinction after departing the Moon in December 1972.
Lunar Roving Vehicle: A battery-powered vehicle used by Apollo astronauts to travel across the lunar surface. Cernan drove one on Apollo 17’s three lunar excursions.
Gemini 9A: The 1966 crewed spaceflight that tested rendezvous and spacewalking procedures in Earth orbit. Cernan’s first spaceflight exposed him to demanding spacecraft operations.
Ronald Evans: An American astronaut who served as command module pilot on Apollo 17. Evans remained in lunar orbit while Cernan and Schmitt explored the surface.
Apollo program legacy: The scientific, technological, and cultural effects of NASA’s crewed lunar program. Cernan’s final mission became a prominent endpoint in Apollo’s lunar record.
Taurus–Littrow valley: A valley on the Moon where Apollo 17 landed in December 1972. Cernan explored this landing site during his final lunar excursion.
Apollo 10: The 1969 Apollo mission that rehearsed a lunar landing without touching down. Cernan commanded its lunar module during a close approach to the Moon’s surface.

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The Blue MarbleRelated: Cernan was aboard Apollo 17 when the crew photographed Earth.