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5 days ago · Apollo 17 (December 7–19, 1972) was the eleventh and final mission of NASA 's Apollo program, the sixth and most recent time humans have set foot on the Moon or traveled beyond low Earth orbit. Commander Gene Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt walked on the Moon, while Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans orbited above.
4 days ago · Apollo 17 was the sixth and last Apollo mission in which humans walked on the lunar surface. On 11 December 1972 two astronauts (Commander Eugene A. Cernan and LM pilot Harrison H. Schmitt, the first scientist on the Moon) landed in the Taurus-Littrow region of the Moon in the Lunar Module (LM) while the Command and Service Module (CSM) (with ...
10 hours ago · A Farewell to the Moon: The Story of Apollo 17. Launched on December 7, 1972, Apollo 17 wasn't just about planting a flag and returning home. It was the culmination of years of research, pushing the boundaries of human exploration further than ever before. The Crew: Leading this mission were Commander Eugene Cernan, Lunar Module Pilot Harrison ...
2 days ago · The Apollo 17 Lunar Module (LM) "Challenger" was the sixth and last lunar lander in the Apollo program. It carried two astronauts, Commander Eugene A. Cernan and LM pilot Harrison H. Schmitt, the eleventh and twelfth men to walk on the Moon.
6 days ago · Apollo 17: Humanity's Final Lunar Voyage. The year was 1972. The world watched with bated breath as two astronauts, bathed in the eerie glow of the lunar landscape, took humanity's final steps on the Moon. This was Apollo 17, the culmination of a decade of ambition, innovation, and exploration. But it wasn't just an ending; it was a beginning.
10 hours ago · A commercial space crew has flown higher above Earth than anyone who has traveled since the last Apollo astronauts went to the moon. The four members of the Polaris Dawn mission, riding aboard ...
1 day ago · The SpaceX rocket, blasting off early Sept. 10, will take astronauts farther than any other since 1972, when Apollo 17 completed the final NASA mission. The third day will bring the first ...
