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Apollo 17

Crewed Lunar Program Missions

Apollo 17, launched by NASA on December 7, 1972, was the eleventh and final crewed mission of the Apollo program and the sixth and most recent time humans have set foot on the Moon. Commanded by Eugene Cernan with Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt, the spacecraft returned safely to Earth on December 19, 1972.

Facts
Mission Type
Crewed lunar landing 1
Launch Date
1972-12-07 2
End Date
1972-12-19 1
Outcome
Successful final Apollo Moon landing; the spacecraft returned safely to Earth on December 19, 1972. 2
Mission Type
Mission Type (category)
Crewed Lunar Landing 1
Mission Type (category)
Crewed Mission 1
Connections

Crewed By

Gene Cernan, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Harrison Schmitt, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Ronald Evans, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)

Operated By

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Apollo 17 (Wikipedia)Lead section
Sources
1. Apollo 17 (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox, Mission type
    Crewed lunar landing
  • Infobox, Landing date
    Landing date: December 19, 1972
  • Apollo 17 article, lead section
    The spacecraft returned to Earth on December 19
  • Apollo 17 article, infobox
  • Operated By: NASA, Lead section
    Apollo 17 (December 7-19, 1972) was the eleventh and final crewed mission of NASA's Apollo program, the sixth and most recent time humans have set foot on the Moon.
  • Part Of: Apollo Program, Lead section
    Apollo 17 (December 7-19, 1972) was the eleventh and final crewed mission of NASA's Apollo program, the sixth and most recent time humans have set foot on the Moon.
  • In Group: Apollo Program Missions, Lead sentence
    Apollo 17 (December 7-19, 1972) was the eleventh and final crewed mission of NASA's Apollo program, the sixth and most recent time humans have set foot on the Moon.
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2. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Crewed By: Gene Cernan, Apollo 17
    Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans Jr. and Harrison H. Schmitt served as the three crew members.
  • Crewed By: Ronald Evans, Apollo 17
    Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans Jr. and Harrison H. Schmitt served as the three crew members.
  • Crewed By: Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17
    Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans Jr. and Harrison H. Schmitt served as the three crew members.
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