Apollo 17

Apollo 17 was the eleventh crewed space mission in the US Apollo program,
and was the sixth and last mission to date to land on the moon. It was the
final mission of the Apollo program.

     Launched: December 7, 1972 (first night launch)
     Returned: December 19, 1972
     Crew members: Gene Cernan, commander; Ron Evans, command module pilot;
     Harrison Schmitt, lunar module pilot.
     Command module: America
     Lunar module: Challenger
     Landed: December 11, 1972
     Lunar landing site: 20.2 N, 30.8 E -- Taurus-Littrow
     On surface: 3 days 3.0 hours
     Lunar EVA: 22.1 hours (7.2 + 7.6 + 7.3)
     Samples: 110.5 kg

A J-class mission, featuring the Lunar Rover.

Mission notes:

   * Schmitt, a geologist, was the first scientist on the moon.

 Preceded by :                   Followed by :
 Apollo 16        Apollo program Skylab 2

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