Apollo 17 Mission

Courtesy of NASA

Courtesy of NASA

In addition to being the sixth and final landing on the moon, it was the final crewed mission and the only night launch of the Saturn V. The crew spent 75 hours on the surface gathering  243.4 pounds of lunar samples during the 22 hours of Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA).

A few statistics:

  • Crew: Eugene A. Cernan, Harrison H. Schmitt, Ronald E. Evans

  • Launch Vehicle: Saturn V

  • Date: December 7 - 19, 1972

  • Landing Site: Taurus-Littrow