Apollo Astronaut Eugene Cernan, Last Man to Walk on the Moon, Dies at 82

U.S. astronaut Gene Cernan, who as the commander of the final Apollo lunar landing mission in 1972 became known as the "last man on the moon," died on Monday (Jan. 16). NASA confirmed Cernan's death on its website and social media channels, noting he was surrounded by his family at the time he died. "We are saddened by the loss of retired NASA astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon," NASA wrote.