On Dec. 11, 1972, Apollo 17 became the last mission to launch humans on the moon.
With two astronauts on board, the lunar module Challenger touched down in an area called the Taurus-Littrow valley, where they spent three days doing moonwalks and collecting samples. Commander Gene Cernan was the last person to set foot on the lunar surface as he followed the lunar module pilot, Harrison Schmitt, back into the spacecraft on the last day. Ronald Evans, the command module pilot, never got the chance to walk on the moon like his crewmates did, because he had to hang out by himself in lunar orbit.
With two astronauts on board, the lunar module Challenger touched down in an area called the Taurus-Littrow valley, where they spent three days doing moonwalks and collecting samples. Commander Gene Cernan was the last person to set foot on the lunar surface as he followed the lunar module pilot, Harrison Schmitt, back into the spacecraft on the last day. Ronald Evans, the command module pilot, never got the chance to walk on the moon like his crewmates did, because he had to hang out by himself in lunar orbit.
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00:00On this day in space.
00:03In 1972, Apollo 17 became the last mission to put humans on the moon.
00:08With two astronauts on board, the Lunar Module Challenger
00:11touched down in an area called the Taurus-Littrow Valley,
00:14where they spent three days doing moonwalks and collecting samples.
00:17Commander Gene Cernan was the last person to set foot on the moon,
00:20as he followed the Lunar Module pilot, Harrison Schmidt,
00:22back into the spacecraft on the last day.
00:25Ronald Evans, the Command Module pilot,
00:27never got the chance to walk on the moon like his crewmates did,
00:29because he had to hang out by himself in lunar orbit.
00:32And that's what happened on this day in space.
00:35Music.