Apollo 17
Apollo 17 was the eleventh human mission within the framework of the Programme Apollo of NASA and was the sixth and last mission which took along a man on the the Moon. It was the first shooting of night for the rocket and the final mission of the Apollo program. It was also the richest mission scientifically, with the presence on the moon of a geologist of formation (Harrison Schmitt), 3 extra-vehicular exits adding up 22:00, 30 kilometers traversed on surface with the lunar jeep, and collects it of 110 kilograms lunar stones.
It is during this mission that the famous photograph of the Ground was taken, the blue ball.
The last words on the Moon (to date) were pronounced by Gene Cernan, ordering mission: “Bob, this is Gene, and I' m one the surface; and, ace I take man' S last step from the surface, back home for nap time to like - long goal we believe not too into the future - I' D like to just say what I believe history will record. That America' S challenge off today has forged man' S destiny off tomorrow. And, ace we leave the Moon At Taurus- Littrow, we leave ace we cam and, God willing, ace we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind. Godspeed the crew off Apollo 17. ”
French translation: “Bob, here Gene, I am on the surface ; and whereas I take the last step of the man on surface, of return on our premises for some time, - but we hope for step too a long time -, I would just like to say what, I believe, the history will retain. That the challenge of today of America forged the human destiny of tomorrow. And, whereas we leave the the Moon here with Taurus-Littrow, we set out again as we came, and if God wants it, as we will return, in a spirit of peace and hope for all humanity. Good wind with the crew of Apollo 17. ”
Cernan explained later why very few people had noted that the module of ordering of the mission Apollo 17 was called America and its lunar module Challenger and that the crew had lengthily thought on this choice and its sentence.
Summary
- Flight n° ACE 512
- Takeoff: December 7th 1972 since Pad 39
- Lasted of the flight: 12 J 13:52 min
- Crew:
- Eugene Cernan, Commander
- Ronald Evans, Pilot of the module of order
- Harrison H. Schmitt, Pilot of the lunar module
- Ronald Evans, Pilot of the module of order
- Landing: December 11th, 1972 19:54: 57
- Lasted of the exits: 22 hours 4 minutes at 3 exits (absolute records)
- Distance covered: 30 kilometers (absolute records)
- brought back Rocks: 110 kilograms (absolute records)
- Takeoff: December 14th, 1972 22:54: 37
- Stay on the Moon: 74. 59 min (absolute records)
- Sea landing December 19th, 1972 19:24: 59
- Takeoff: December 7th 1972 since Pad 39
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