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Tag Archives: Taurus-Littrow
The Last Words on the Moon
We’ve just passed the 40th anniversary of Apollo 17 leaving the Moon. On December 14, 1972, commander Gene Cernan and lunar module pilot Jack Schmitt in the LM Challenger blasted off from Taurus-Littrow, ending the last manned lunar sojourn. It was … Continue reading
Posted in Apollo, History of Space Science, Manned Spaceflight
Tagged America, Apollo, Apollo 17, Cernan, Challenger, Earth, Evans, Moon, NASA, Schmitt, Taurus-Littrow
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