Apollo 17
Apollo LM Ascent Stage
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Crew
Gene Cernan
- Birthday: 03/14/1934
- Role: Commander
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 06/03/1966
- Last Flight: 12/14/1972
Eugene Andrew Cernan was an American astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot....
Harrison Schmitt
- Birthday: 07/03/1935
- Role: Lunar Module Pilot
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 12/07/1972
- Last Flight: 12/14/1972
Harrison Hagan "Jack" Schmitt is an American geologist, retired NASA astronaut, university professor, former U.S. s...
Mission
Apollo 17
- Type: Human Exploration
- Orbit: Lunar Orbit
Return flight of Apollo 17 from the Moon.
Location
Apollo 17 landing site
Taurus–Littrow, Moon
Apollo 17 landing site has witnessed the launch of 1 rockets, including 1 orbital launch attempts. While Taurus–Littrow, Moon, has been the site for 1 rocket launches.
Taurus–Littrow is a lunar valley located on the near side at the coordinates 20.0°N 31.0°E. It served as the landing site for the American Apollo 17 mission in December 1972, the last crewed mission to the Moon. The valley is located on the southeastern edge of Mare Serenitatis along a ring of mountains formed between 3.8 and 3.9 billion years ago when a large object impacted the Moon, forming the Serenitatis basin and pushing rock outward and upward.
Rocket
Northrop Grumman Space Systems Apollo LM Ascent Stage
The Apollo lunar module (LM) ascent stage contained the crew cabin with instrument panels and flight controls. It contained its own Ascent Propulsion System (APS) engine and two hypergolic propellant tanks for return to lunar orbit and rendezvous with the Apollo command and service module.
Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
