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December 14, 1972
Apollo 17 — last humans on the Moon
Cernan and Schmitt complete the final Apollo lunar EVA, conducting the longest surface stay and longest cumulative moonwalks of the program. No human returns to the Moon's vicinity for 53 years.
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