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Apollo 17

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Space and Astronomy Atlas. "Apollo 17." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/missions/apollo-17.

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Space and Astronomy Atlas. (n.d.). Apollo 17. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/missions/apollo-17

BibTeX

@misc{spaceandastronomyatlas-apollo-17,
  author = {Space and Astronomy Atlas},
  title = {Apollo 17},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/missions/apollo-17},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

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

Launch Date

1972-12-07 1

Outcome

Successful final Apollo Moon landing; the spacecraft returned safely to Earth on December 19, 1972. 1

Sources

1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)

Wikimedia FoundationApollo 17 article, lead section

Quote, Apollo 17 article, lead section

The spacecraft returned to Earth on December 19

1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)

Wikimedia FoundationApollo 17 article, infobox

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