Scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt is photographed standing next to a huge, split lunar boulder during the third Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. In the ...

The last three men to travel to the moon made it safe back to Earth 50 years ago today as the Apollo 17 crew splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 19, 1972. Just five days earlier, Commander ...

Three developments stand out that will make the return to the moon effort different from the first time we visited Earth’s ...

Astronauts from NASA said goodbye to the moon for the last time on Dec. 14, 1972. The somberness of the anniversary is offset by the scenes of Artemis I’s recently concluded mission. Apollo 17, left, ...

Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 17 mission — the last one that put humans on the moon. NPR takes a look at the mission and what it means for future travel to our lunar companion.

Fifty years ago this week, Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmitt blasted off to the moon on the final mission of the Apollo moon program, Apollo 17. By all accounts, they did not suspect ...

LIBERTY — The historic late 1972 launch of the Apollo 17 mission to the moon represented more than a space expedition to merely collect rock samples from the lunar landscape while making history: It ...

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In the December 1972 issue of Popular Science, writer Alden P ...