The Apollo 17 lunar module “Challenger” departed the lunar surface on this day in 1972 with Harrison Schmitt and Gene Cernan, the last astronauts to walk on the Moon. This video of its ascent was captured by a TV camera mounted on the Lunar Roving Vehicle. | National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution

On Dec. 11, 1972, Apollo 17 became the last mission to launch humans on the moon. Space History Archives👉https://space-com.visitlink.me/OmbS9K With two astronauts on board, the lunar module Challenger touched down in an area called the Taurus-Littrow valley, where they spent three days doing moonwalks and collecting samples. Commander Gene Cernan was the last person to set foot on the lunar surface as he followed the lunar module pilot, Harrison Schmitt, back into the spacecraft on the last day

At Apollo 17 Station 6, the crew parked the rover on a slope and worked upslope from it near Tracy’s Rock. This frame is part of the Station 6 panorama, with the Lunar Module visible in the distance and key landmarks like Henry Crater and Locke Crater used for alignment and documentation during the geology stop. Credit: NASA Follow @spaceeves #Apollo17 #MoonMission #SpaceHistory | SpaceEve

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