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Upon completing the third extra-vehicular activity of Apollo 17, American astronaut Gene Cernan became the last person to date to walk on the Moon.
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Extravehicular activity
Activity done by an astronaut or cosmonaut outside a spacecraft
Extravehicular activity (EVA) is any activity done by an astronaut in outer space outside a spacecraft. In the absence of a breathable Earthlike atmosphere, the astronaut is completely reliant on a space suit for environmental support. EVA includes spacewalks and lunar or…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Apollo 17
Sixth and most recent crewed Moon landing
Apollo 17 was the eleventh and final mission of NASA's Apollo program, the sixth and most recent time humans have set foot on the Moon. Commander Gene Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt walked on the Moon, while Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans orbited above.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Gene Cernan
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1934–2017)
Eugene Andrew Cernan was an American astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
List of Apollo astronauts
Astronauts from NASA's Apollo program
As part of the Apollo program by NASA, 24 astronauts flew nine missions to the Moon between December 1968 and December 1972. During six successful two-man landing missions, twelve men walked on the lunar surface, six of whom drove Lunar Roving Vehicles as part of the last three…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)