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Apollo 17 was the eleventh manned space mission in the NASA Apollo program and was the sixth and last mission to date to land on the Moon. It was the first night launch, and the final mission, of the Apollo program. Apollo 17 - Crew. Eugene Cernan (flew on Gemini 9A, Apollo 10, & Apollo 17), commander Ron Evans (flew on Apollo 17), command module pilot Harrison "Jack" Schmitt (flew on Apollo 17), lunar module pilot A ...

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Apollo 17 - Docking. Undocked: December 11, 1972 - 17:20:56 UTC Docked: December 15, 1972 - 01:10:15 UTC Apollo 17 - EVAs. Cernan and Schmitt - EVA 1 EVA 1 Start: December 11, 1972, 23:54:49 UTC EVA 1 End: 12 December 07:06:42 UTC Duration: 7 hours, 11 minutes, 53 seconds Cernan and Schmitt - EVA 2 EVA 2 Start: December 12, 19 ...

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"As I take man's last step from the surface, back home for some time to come - but we believe not too long into the future - I'd like to just [say] what I believe history will record. That America's challenge of today has forged man's destiny of tomorrow. And, as we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind. Godspeed the crew of Apollo 17." — Eugene A. Cernan, Apollo 17 Commander. Last man to walk o ...

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One of the last two men to set foot on the Moon was also the first scientist-astronaut, geologist Harrison Schmitt. While Evans circled in "America," Schmitt and Cernan collected a record 240 pounds (109 kilograms) of rocks during three Moonwalks. The crew roamed for 21 miles (34 kilometers) through the Taurus-Littrow valley in their rover, discovered orange-colored soil, and left the most comprehensive set of instruments in the ALSEP on the lunar surface. Their mission was the last in the Apollo lunar program.

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Apollo 17 - Backup crew. John Young, commander Stuart Roosa, command module pilot Charles Duke, lunar module pilot Apollo 17 - Support Crew. Robert Overmyer Bob Parker Gordon Fullerton ...

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