Apollo 17 Splashdown

Apollo 17 Splashdown

Apollo 17 Splashdown

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)

NASA

Apollo Project (U.S.)

Project Apollo (U.S.)

Apollo 17 (Spacecraft)

Project Apollo ended here in the Pacific Ocean with the splashdown of Apollo 17 on December 19, 1972. One December 7, Apollo 17 became the first night launch of an American human spaceflight and was also the last manned launch of a Saturn V rocket. During the 12-day mission, Mission Commander Eugene Cernan (1934-), Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt (1935-), and Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans (1933-1990) conducted observations, experiments, and sample-gathering from the Moon. Apollo 17 broke a number of previous records, such as the longest manned lunar landing flight, the longest total lunar surface extravehicular activities, the largest lunar sample return, and the longest time in lunar orbit.

Original color photographic print, December 19, 1972: Larry Summers Collection.

1972-12-19

Digital reproduction of original color photographic print, December 19, 1972.

Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

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Copyright to this resource is held by Larry Summers and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

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"Apollo 17." National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo17.html.

"APOLLO 17 (AS-512)." Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. http://airandspace.si.edu/explore-and-learn/topics/apollo/apollo-program/landing-missions/apollo17.cfm.

1 black and white photographic print