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Prior to the cancellation of Apollo 18 through 20, Apollo 17 was slated to launch in September 1971 as part of NASA's tentative launch schedule set forth in 1969. [4] The in-flight abort of Apollo 13 and the resulting modifications to the Apollo spacecraft delayed subsequent missions. [37]
Dec 12, 2015 · Andrew Liptak. Published December 12, 2015. Comments ( 1032) On December 11, 1972, Apollo 17 touched down on the Moon. This was not only our final Moon landing, but the last time we left low...
May 15, 2024 · Apollo 17, U.S. crewed spaceflight to the Moon, launched on December 7, 1972, and successfully concluded on December 19, 1972. It was the final flight of the Apollo program, and Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt were the last humans to walk on the Moon.
Nov 3, 2023 · Following their Dec. 19, 1972, splashdown that ended their successful 13-day Moon landing mission, Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene A. Cernan,… Article 50 Years Ago: Apollo 17 Splash Down Ends the Beginning of Lunar Exploration
Dec 5, 2022 · A little more than three years after Neil Armstrong took mankind’s first steps on the moon, Apollo 17 astronauts left the last footprints on the lunar surface in December of 1972. Described by ...
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Dec 15, 2022 · On Dec. 14, 1972, following three days exploring the Taurus-Littrow site on the Moon, Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene A. Cernan and Harrison H. “Jack” Schmitt, the first trained geologist to travel to the Moon, lifted off aboard the Lunar Module (LM) Challenger to rejoin Ronald E. Evans who had been orbiting the Moon aboard the Command Module (CM) A...
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Dec 19, 2022 · Dec 19, 2022. Article. On Dec. 19, 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. “Jack” Schmitt, the first trained geologist to travel to the Moon, successfully ended their 13-day Moon landing mission with a splashdown in their Command Module (CM) America in the Pacific Ocean.
