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title: "The last time — space"
description: "3 things in space that happened once and have not happened since, with the date and what actually took place."
url: https://atoneplace.net/the-last-time/space/
site: "At One Place"
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# The last time: space

3 closed last occurrences in space, most recent first.

| Question | When | What | Could it change? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| When did the Space Shuttle last fly? | 21 July 2011 | Atlantis, landing at Kennedy Space Center on STS-135 | No |
| When was Halley's Comet last visible? | 9 February 1986 | Its 1986 perihelion, the worst viewing in two thousand years | No |
| When did a human last walk on the Moon? | 14 December 1972 | Eugene Cernan, the last man to leave the surface, on Apollo 17 | Yes |

- [When did the Space Shuttle last fly?](https://atoneplace.net/the-last-time/space-shuttle/) — 21 July 2011
- [When was Halley's Comet last visible?](https://atoneplace.net/the-last-time/halleys-comet/) — 9 February 1986
- [When did a human last walk on the Moon?](https://atoneplace.net/the-last-time/human-on-the-moon/) — 14 December 1972

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