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Jun 2023
8m 31s

The Last Man on the Moon (Encore)

Gary Arndt | Glassbox Media
About this episode

Everyone knows that Neil Armstrong was the first person to step foot on the moon. But who was the last person on the moon? 

And why haven’t we ever sent anyone back to the moon? 

Learn more about the last person to set foot on the moon and the past, present, and future of lunar exploration, or the lack thereof, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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