On this day in history, December 11, 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts become last humans to walk on the moon

On Dec. 11, 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt became the last humans to walk on the moon as of now, as the final flight of the program concluded.

These Apollo 17 astronauts would become — on this day in history, Dec. 11, 1972 — the last humans to walk on the moon thus far.  By Dec. 11, Cernan and Schmitt landed the lunar module on the surface of the moon.  Brittany Kasko is a lifestyle production assistant with Fox News Digital. 

Eugene Cernan was a mission commander who orbited Earth on Gemini 9 and the moon on Apollo 10, according to Britannica.