Timeline event · December 1972 · The Space Race
Apollo 17, the Last Crewed Moon Landing
The final Apollo landing; Eugene Cernan is, to date, the last person to walk on the Moon, and geologist Harrison Schmitt the only scientist to do so.
Highlights
- ›The most recent crewed lunar landing
Missions, people & worlds
Knowledge connections
- Part ofThe Space Race
- Associated withThe Moon
- Associated withApollo 17
- Associated withEugene Cernan
- Associated withHarrison Schmitt
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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