He became the 11th person to walk on the Moon on Apollo 17 which was the final Apollo lunar landing. Since that time Cernan has been the last man on the Moon. He also served as a backup crew member for the Gemini 12 and Apollo 7 and Apollo 14 missions. Cernan retired in 1976 and has been inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame and the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. In 2016 he appeared in the documentary The Last Man on the Moon. Eugene Cernan died on January 16, 2016 at the age of 82.