Colonization of the Moon the Apollo 12 mission landed next to the Surveyor 3 spacecraft, demonstrating precision landing capability. The use of a manned vehicle on the Moon's surface was demonstrated in 1971 with the Lunar Rover during Apollo 15. Apollo 16 made the first landing within the rugged lunar highlands. However, interest in further exploration of the Moon was beginning to wane among the American public. In 1972, Apollo 17 was the final Apollo lunar mission, and further planned missions were scrapped at the directive of President Nixon. Instead, focus was turned to the Space Shuttle and crewed missions in near Earth orbit.
Last Moon realizing he is pierced with arrows, which is followed by the ending performance of "Setsugekka (The End of Silence)", and video showing the ascending soul of Yoshitsune. Last Moon Last Moon is the eighth full-length studio album by Japanese recording artist Gackt released on April 27, 2016 in Japan. It is considered to be the final, but not ending part of "Moon Saga", a concept by which is conceptually linked to its predecessor albums "Moon" (2002), "Crescent" (2003), and "Diabolos" (2005), as well as the movie "Moon Child" (2003), theatre play "Mysteries of Yoshitsune I&II" (2012-2014), and two novels (2003,