In 1972, Apollo 17 landed on the moon. It was the final Apollo lunar landing. Ron Evans was the command module pilot and ...

Scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt is photographed standing next to a huge, split lunar boulder during the third Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. In the ...

Breaking Achievement. Apollo 17 set multiple records: longest manned lunar landing flight (301 hours 51 minutes), longest lunar surface activities (22 hours 6 m ...

Liftoff of the Apollo 17 Saturn V Moon Rocket from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 12:33 a.m., December 17, 1972. Apollo 17, the final lunar landing mission, was the first ...

FILE PHOTO: The crescent Earth rises above the lunar horizon in this NASA handout photograph taken from the Apollo 17 spacecraft in lunar orbit WASHINGTON (Reuters) - During the Apollo 17 mission in ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Apollo 17 Spacesuit, 1972 Apollo 17 was the last Apollo mission to land men on the moon. It was launched by a Saturn V rocket […] ...

This print is of NASA Image #AS17-134-20380. Eugene A. Cernan, Commander of Apollo 17, salutes the flag on the lunar surface during extravehicular activity (EVA) on NASA's final lunar landing mission.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In the December 1972 issue of Popular Science, writer Alden P ...

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