Apollo 17

Mission overview

Apollo 17 was the final crewed Apollo lunar landing, carrying the first scientist-astronaut to the Moon.

Outcome & discoveries

The longest Apollo surface stay; geologist Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan, the last humans on the Moon, returned a record sample haul.

Mission profile

Crew

Knowledge connections

• Operated byNASA
• Part of programApollo program
• Launched bySaturn V
• Launched fromKennedy Space Center
• Mission targetThe Moon
• Mission includesEugene Cernan
• Mission includesHarrison Schmitt
• CapturedThe Blue Marble
• Associated withApollo 17, the Last Crewed Moon Landing

Related missions

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

  Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.