Gene Cernan, The Last Man on the Moon, Dies at 82 Posted By: Michael Hines January 17, 2017 @ 8:30 am News Daypop Tweet Share Reddit +1 Pocket LinkedIn US astronaut Eugene Cernan, the last man to set foot on the moon, died Monday at age 82. In 1972, Cernan was commander of Apollo 17, the last US manned mission to the moon. Gene Cernan, last man to walk on Moon, dies aged 82 Via www.bbc.co.uk 01/16/2017 3:58 PM