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Hace 5 días · On December 11, 1972, Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt, two of the three astronauts on NASA's Apollo 17 mission, landed on the Moon. They were the last humans to step on the dust of our natural satellite. Then nothing more.
Hace 7 horas · Apollo 17 (December 7–19, 1972) was the eleventh and final mission of NASA 's Apollo program, the sixth and most recent time humans have set foot on the Moon or traveled beyond low Earth orbit. Commander Gene Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt walked on the Moon, while Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans orbited above.
- December 7, 1972, 05:33:00 UTC (12:33 a.m. EST)
- 12 days, 13 hours, 51 minutes, 59 seconds
- 48,609 kilograms (107,165 lb)
- Saturn V SA-512
Hace 1 día · The crew consisted of Commander Thomas Stafford, Command Module Pilot John Young, and Lunar Module Pilot Eugene Cernan. The ship managed to reach an escape speed 2 — 39,897 km/h or 24,791 mph. It is this speed that is necessary for the device to overcome Earth’s gravity and enter a translunar trajectory.
Hace 6 días · The photo above was taken on December 14, 1972, revealing a view of the CSM, which was piloted by Apollo 17 astronaut Ronald Evans, from the Lunar Module, which has astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt on board. The Space Shuttle. Photo: NASA. NASA’s iconic Space Shuttle era spanned across 30 years, operating from 1981 to 2011.
Hace 5 días · Gemini 9A was the seventh crewed Earth-orbiting spacecraft of the Gemini series. It carried astronauts Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan.
Hace 1 día · In 1969, the lunar module of Apollo 10, with Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene Cernan aboard, flew to within nine miles of the moon’s surface in a dress rehearsal for the first lunar landing. In 1985, U.S. sailor Michael L. Walker was arrested aboard the aircraft carrier Nimitz, two days after his father, John A. Walker Jr., was apprehended; both were later convicted of spying for the Soviet Union.
Hace 1 día · In 1969, the lunar module of Apollo 10, with Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene Cernan aboard, flew to within nine miles of the moon’s surface in a dress rehearsal for the first lunar landing.
