![]() The Saturn V rocket carrying the Apollo 17 crew into space. | |
Mission type | Crewed lunar landing |
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Operator | NASA |
COSPAR ID | 1972-096A |
SATCAT no. | 06300![]() |
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Spacecraft | |
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Crew | |
Crew size | 3 |
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Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Selenocentric |
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Docking | |
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Apollo 17 was the last flight to send people to the moon. It was done by NASA, the American space group.
It went up to space on December 7, 1972, carrying three astronauts: Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans. On December 11, 1972, Cernan and Schmitt became the last humans to land on the moon, while Evans stayed in orbit around the Moon.
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