Saturday 11 December 2010

Apollo 17 The Last Trip to the Moon – 11th December 1972

apollo 17 Apollo 17 was the last manned flight to the moon and it took place 38 years ago today. Since then no human has placed afoot on the moon. 
The successful Apollo 17 manned lunar landing mission was the last in a series of three J-type missions which used the battery powered Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV). As a result of these additions, the Apollo 17 mission had a duration of 12.5 days, and a time on the lunar surface of 75 hr with a total distance covered on the moon of approximately 35 km.AS17_crew.t

Crew

Eugene Cernan Commander
Last man to walk on the Moon.
Ronald B. Evans Module Pilot
Harrison H. Schmitt Lunar Module Pilot First trained scientist (geologist) to set foot on the moon.

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