Who was the last person to land on the moon

The last person to land on the moon was Eugene Cernan. He was the commander of the Apollo 17 mission, which was the last manned lunar landing mission conducted by NASA. Apollo 17 landed on the moon on December 11, 1972, and Eugene Cernan, along with Harrison Schmitt, spent about three days conducting scientific experiments and exploring the lunar surface. Before leaving the moon's surface on December 14, 1972, Cernan made his now-famous statement: "We leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind."

Extra: Eugene Cernan's journey to the moon as part of Apollo 17 marked the culmination of NASA's Apollo program, which was designed to land humans on the moon and bring them safely back to Earth. The Apollo program began with Apollo 1, which tragically ended in a fire during a pre-flight test. Nevertheless, progress continued, and on July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 achieved the first manned moon landing with astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin setting foot on the lunar surface.

Apollo missions 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17 also successfully landed astronauts on the Moon. Each mission contributed significantly to our understanding of lunar science, from geology to the potential for using the moon for future space exploration. Unfortunately, after Apollo 17, no further manned missions to the moon have taken place, but NASA and other space agencies around the world have expressed interest in returning to the moon in the near future with programs like NASA's Artemis missions, which aim to bring the next man and the first woman to the lunar surface.