Like #Apollo17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt throwing his rock hammer before heading into the lunar module for the last time, we’re throwing this lunar panorama here. That’s all folks for #Apollo50th!
The hammer throw: apolloinrealtime.org/17/?t=170…
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A real-time interactive journey through the last landing on the Moon. Relive every moment as it occurred in 1972.Apollo 17 in Real Time
Splashdown!
After 12 days and 14 hours in space, the #Apollo17 astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 2:25 pm EST #OTD in 1972. It was the longest of all the Apollo missions with the most samples retrieved and photos taken. #Apollo50th
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When #Apollo17 splashed down in the Pacific, a recovery team was waiting on the USS Ticonderoga just 6.4 km (4 mi) away to pick up the astronauts and the lunar samples inside the CM.
Read more about the mission’s return to Earth: go.nasa.gov/3V92HyF
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On Dec. 19, 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. “Jack” Schmitt, the first trained geologist to travel to the Moon, successfully ended their 13-day Moon landing mission with a splashdown in their Command Modul…Kelli Mars (NASA)
Are we there yet?
Almost! 50 years ago today, in preparation for #Apollo17’s descent through Earth’s atmosphere, the Service Module, which powered the mission’s flight to the Moon and back, was separated from the Command Module. #Apollo50th
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On Dec. 19, 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. “Jack” Schmitt, the first trained geologist to travel to the Moon, successfully ended their 13-day Moon landing mission with a splashdown in their Command Modul…Kelli Mars (NASA)
Wonder what it’s like to be on the Moon? #Apollo17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt said:
“Working on the Moon is a lot of fun. It’s like walking around on a giant trampoline all the time and you’re just as strong as you were here on Earth, but you don’t weigh as much.” #Apollo50th
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“Hey, this is great! Talk about being a spaceman, this is it!”
Watch as Ron Evans, the #Apollo17 command module pilot performed a deep space EVA to retrieve a film canister on the outside of the spacecraft: apolloinrealtime.org/17/?t=257…
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A real-time interactive journey through the last landing on the Moon. Relive every moment as it occurred in 1972.Apollo 17 in Real Time
50 years ago today, the #Apollo17 crew completed its time at the Moon and performed a Trans-Earth injection (TEI) burn to return home. #Apollo50th
Photo: View of the far side of the Moon taken just after TEI.
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Video tour of an interactive tool that lets you hold virtual Moon rocks in your hand.Moon: NASA Science
"We send our good morning on our last wakeup day from the Moon.”
Gene Cernan sent greetings from the #Apollo17 crew to everyone back on Earth #OTD in 1972. #Apollo50th
📷 Earthrise seen from lunar orbit
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“Without a doubt the most interesting sample returned from the Moon!”
The oldest known unshocked rock retrieved from the Moon, called Troctolite 76535, was collected by #Apollo17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt. It’s at least 4.2 BILLION years old. @NASAMoon
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The mission of the Astromaterials 3D project is to make more accessible NASA's Apollo Lunar Sample and Antarctic Meteorite collections, and to share their wondrous cosmochemical stories through interactive, high-resolution, research-grade 3D models.Astromaterials 3D
Scientists at NASA Goddard recently received samples of the lunar surface that have been curated in a freezer at NASA Johnson since Apollo 17 astronauts returned them to Earth in December 1972.Bill Steigerwald (NASA)
Farewell to the LRV 👋
Near the end of their last EVA, #Apollo17 astronauts Cernan and Schmitt parked the rover with its camera pointed at the LM to record its launch from the Moon. Over 3 days, they had completed 22 hours of EVAs—the most of all the Apollo missions. #Apollo50th
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“May the spirit of peace in which we came be reflected in the lives of all mankind”
These words, signed by the #Apollo17 astronauts and President Nixon remain on the Moon’s surface affixed to one of the legs of the lunar lander. #Apollo50th
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Apollo 17 entered lunar orbit on Dec. 10, 1972. The next day, astronauts Eugene A. Cernan and Harrison H.Kelli Mars (NASA)
During #Apollo17, the Lunar Rover Vehicle logged the farthest distance from the LM of any Apollo mission, 4.7 miles (~7.5 km).
As a precaution, the LRV had a walk-back limit in the event of an LRV issue; astronauts had to have enough resources to walk back to the lunar module.
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There’s no wind on the Moon, but that doesn’t mean your flag has to droop. #DYK a horizontal rod with a latch makes the flag appear to be flying in the wind? #Apollo50th
Experience the #Apollo17 astronauts planting the flag: apolloinrealtime.org/17/?t=118…
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A real-time interactive journey through the last landing on the Moon. Relive every moment as it occurred in 1972.Apollo 17 in Real Time
So is the flag still there? Images of the #Apollo17 landing site from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera show that in 2011 the flag was still standing and casting a shadow! @NASAMoon
Check it out: lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/379#ex…
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As we celebrate the successful completion of the #Artemis 1 mission today, 50 years ago at this very moment, the #Apollo17 lunar module landed on the Moon.
Experience the landing: apolloinrealtime.org/17/?t=112…
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A real-time interactive journey through the last landing on the Moon. Relive every moment as it occurred in 1972.Apollo 17 in Real Time
On December 11, 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt landed their lunar module, Challenger, in a lunar valley named for the Taurus mountain range and the nearby Littrow crater.go.nasa.gov
A bag of soup sounds good right now
@NASA_Astronauts have an array of menu items to stay well fed and hydrated on missions. The #Apollo17 menus had around 2500 calories allocated per day for each astronaut.
Check out some of the menu items during our last trip to the Moon.
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🥓 Bacon Squares
🥪 PB Sandwich
🌭 Frankfurters
🥫 Lobster Bisque
Like anything going to space, weight and containment matter. That's why the #Apollo17 menu included many soups and puddings. Have a favorite? Comment below! #Apollo50th
See all the meals: go.nasa.gov/3VXgyJB
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With just two weeks remaining until their Dec. 6, 1972 launch on the final Apollo Moon landing mission, Apollo 17 astronauts Commander Eugene A. Cernan, Command Module Pilot Ronald E. Evans, and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison H.Kelli Mars (NASA)
#DidYouKnow that the #Apollo17 crew weren’t the only living creatures on the mission? Along with their astronaut counterparts, 5 pocket mice were carried into orbit to assess their exposure to particle radiation. 🐭 #Apollo50th
Photo credit: @USGS
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A real-time interactive journey through the last landing on the Moon. Relive every moment as it occurred in 1972.Apollo 17 in Real Time
The sixth and final Apollo Moon landing mission began with the Dec. 7, 1972, launch of Apollo 17. In the first night launch of the American human spaceflight program, the giant Saturn V rocket lifted off from Launch Pad 39A and lit up the sky at NASA…Kelli Mars (NASA)
We have liftoff!
#OTD in 1972, #Apollo17 set out for the Moon, carrying with it astronauts Gene Cernan, Jack Schmitt, and Ron Evans. #Apollo50th
Experience the launch in real time: apolloinrealtime.org/17
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A real-time interactive journey through the last landing on the Moon. Relive every moment as it occurred in 1972.Apollo 17 in Real Time
In 1972, #Apollo17 Mission Commander Eugene Cernan had 2 space flights under his belt, Gemini 9 in June 1966 and Apollo 10 in May 1969. Cernan was also a backup crew member of the Gemini 12, Apollo 7, and Apollo 14 missions.
Check out more photos: go.nasa.gov/3VXgppx
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