Eugene Cernan the last man to walk on the moon as skipper of Apollo 17 in December 1972, has died at the age of 82 surrounded by his family.<br /><br /> We are saddened by the loss of retired NASA astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon. https://t.co/Q9OSdRewI5 pic.twitter.com/gPdFTnXF2C— NASA (@NASA) January 16, 2017<br /><br /> He travelled into space three times, twice to the moon, and became the second American astronaut to walk in space.<br />
