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. Commander Gene Cernan and Lunar …

Dec 26, 1972 · By week’s end, the final U.S. expedition to the moon was headed for its scheduled splashdown this week in the South Pacific, 400 miles south of Samoa. In terms of its scientific payoff, …

Dec 7, 1972 · Apollo 17 was the sixth and final Apollo mission to land people on the Moon. Compared to previous Apollo missions, Apollo 17 astronauts traversed the greatest distance using the Lunar …

Apr 11, 2017 · 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 …

Night launch of Apollo 17. It was the final mission of NASA's Apollo program with Commander Eugene Cernan, Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt, and Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans.

Dec 5, 2022 · As night turned to day, the fireball blinded spectators who came to see Apollo 17 roar skyward. Within minutes, the plume of flame faded to a speckle among the stars as the Apollo …

Dec 7, 2022 · Fifty years ago this month, the crew of Apollo 17 completed humanity’s last voyage to the Moon. Leaving the lunar surface for the final time on 14 December, Commander Gene Cernan spoke …

Dec 20, 1972 · HOUSTON, Dec. 19 — The Apollo exploration of the moon, one of the great achievements of all time, came to a success ful conclusion today with the splashdown of the Apollo …

Apollo 17 stands as the ambitious finale of humanity's first era of lunar exploration. As the sixth and final landing, it was the longest and most scientifically productive of the Apollo missions, distinguished by …

Apollo 17 was not originally intended to be the last Apollo flight to the Moon. As a severe economic recession dawned and public interest in the lunar missions waned, lunar missions already …