The last time a human being set foot on The Moon was the Apollo 17 mission, which landed on December 11, 1972 and left 75 hours later on December 14. More than three decades later, NASA has announced plans to return to the moon and establish a permanent base!
Obviously, this is all subject to politics and Congress’ ongoing cutting of the NASA budget, but hope springs eternal.
Now where did I put that spacesuit? 🙂