Apollo 17 photo releases
Apollo 17 photo releases
This page is still under development. NASA's index of its photographic files can be searched online at the NARA under Subjects: Space flight. This list contains the releases related to Apollo 17.
| B&W ID | Color ID | Caption |
| 71-H-858 | - | Artist concept of Tidal gravimeter that was scheduled to be carried aboard Apollo 17. (JSC: MA71-5035) |
| 71-H-1440 | 71-HC-1048 | Apollo 17 Astronauts. The Prime Crew of the Apollo 17 mission during a press conference at the NASA s Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas. The prime crew are Astronauts Harrison Schmitt, Eugene Cernan, and Ronald Evans. (JSC) |
| - | 71-HC-1070 | Apollo 17 Astronaut. (JSC) |
| 71-H-1750 | - | Seven astronauts are shown inspecting the Lunar Roving Vehicle at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. All are members of the Apollo 16 and Apollo 17 prime, backup, and support crews. (JSC) |
| 71-H-1785 | - | Apollo 16 - John Young and Charles Duke collect rock samples along their simulated Lunar traverse. Apollo 17 Eugene Cernan and Geologist Dr. Dale Jackson observes. (JSC) |
| 71-H-1789 | 71-HC-1421 | Apollo Program. These five men are the flight directors in the NASA Apollo Program. They are Milton Windler, Glynn Lunney, Eugene Kranz, M. Frank, and Gerald Griffin. The flight directors for the Apollo 16 and Apollo 17 will be Kranz, Griffin, and Frank. The lead flight director on 16 will be Frank, and lead flight director on 17 will be Griffin. (JSC: S71-57022) |
| 72-H-123 | 72-HC-95 | Apollo 17 Training. Astronaut Eugene Cernan photographs terrain, with his Apollo lunar mission equipment, during a visit to Bolder City, Nevada. Cernan was selected as a prime crew member for the Apollo 17 Lunar Landing Mission. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-96 | Apollo 17 Training. Astronauts Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan discuss the terrain. They used a Land Rover Simulator to practice what they will encounter with the Lunar Rover. During this training, the Astronauts are wearing civilian clothes instead of their Apollo spacesuit. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-97 | Apollo 17 Training. Astronauts Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan go through training on the terrain. They used a Land Rover Simulator to practice for the Lunar Rover. During this training, the Astronauts are wearing civilian clothes instead of their Apollo spacesuit. (JSC) |
| 72-H-126 | 72-HC-98 | Apollo 17 Training. Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt are checking their lunar simulator map as a part of their exercise during lunar mission training. During this training, the Astronauts are wearing civilian clothes instead of their Apollo spacesuit. (JSC) |
| 72-H-127 | 72-HC-99 | Apollo 17 Training. Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt are photographing rock samples during their training for the Apollo 17 mission. During this training, the Astronauts are wearing civilian clothes instead of their Apollo spacesuit. (JSC) |
| 72-H-128 | 72-HC-100 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt are checking rock samples during their training for the Apollo 17 mission. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-100 | Apollo 17 Training. Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt are checking rock samples during their training for the Apollo 17 mission. During this training, the Astronauts are wearing civilian clothes instead of their Apollo spacesuit. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-150 | Apollo 17 Preparation. Mission Commander Astronaut Eugene Cernan is shown during a final flight suit fit check at the ILC Industries, Inc. plant at Dover. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-151 | Apollo 17 Preparation. Mission Commander Astronaut Eugene Cernan is shown during a final flight suit fit check at the ILC Industries, Inc. plant at Dover. Suit technicians are shown with him during checks. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-152 | Apollo 17 Preparation. Mission Commander Astronaut Eugene Cernan is shown during a final flight suit fit check at the ILC Industries, Inc. plant at Dover. He checks his maneuvering status, while in the suit, as he bends on one knee. Suit technicians are shown with him during checks. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-153 | Apollo 17 Preparation. Mission Commander Astronaut Eugene Cernan is shown during a final flight suit fit check at the ILC Industries, Inc. plant at Dover. He checks his maneuvering status, while in the suit, as he puts both hands above his head. (JSC) |
| 72-H-181 | - | Apollo 16 - The Apollo Programs final manned landing on the Moon will explore a site designated Taurus littrow on the southeastern rim of the Mare Serenitatis. This photo from the Apollo 15 Metric camera gives an overview of the Apollo 17 landing site. (JSC) |
| 72-H-182 | - | Apollo 16 - The Apollo Programs final manned landing on the Moon will explore a site designated Taurus littrow on the southeastern rim of the Mare Serenitatis. This photo from the Apollo 15 Metric camera gives an overview of the Apollo 17 landing site. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-181 | Apollo 17 Preparation. Command Module Pilot, Astronaut Ronald Evans, undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit, at the ILC Industries, Inc. Plant at Dover, Delaware. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-182 | Apollo 17 Preparation. Command Module Pilot, Astronaut Ronald Evans, undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit, at the ILC Industries, Inc. Plant at Dover, Delaware. Evans test his maneuver within the suit by bending. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-183 | Apollo 17 Preparation. Command Module Pilot, Astronaut Ronald Evans, undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit, at the ILC Industries, Inc. Plant at Dover, Delaware. Evans test his maneuver within the suit by stretching out his arms. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-184 | Apollo 17 Preparation. Command Module Pilot, Astronaut Ronald Evans, undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit, at the ILC Industries, Inc. Plant at Dover, Delaware. Evans test his maneuver within the suit by lifting his arms over his head. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-185 | Apollo 17 Preparation. Command Module Pilot, Astronaut Ronald Evans, undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit, at the ILC Industries, Inc. Plant at Dover, Delaware. Evans test his maneuver within the suit by stretching his arms out. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-186 | Apollo 17 Preparation. Lunar Module Pilot, Astronaut Harrison Schmitt, undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit, at the ILC Industries, Inc. Plant at Dover, Delaware. This is a close up photograph of Schmitt with his spacesuit helmet on. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-187 | Apollo 17 Preparation. Lunar Module Pilot, Astronaut Harrison Schmitt, undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit, at the ILC Industries, Inc. Plant at Dover, Delaware. Schmitt is shown testing his maneuvering abilities by bending on one knee. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-188 | Apollo 17 Preparation. Lunar Module Pilot, Astronaut Harrison Schmitt, undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit, at the ILC Industries, Inc. Plant at Dover, Delaware. Schmitt is shown testing his maneuvering abilities by working functions on a simulated LRV. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-189 | Apollo 17 Preparation. Lunar Module Pilot, Astronaut Harrison Schmitt, undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit, at the ILC Industries, Inc. Plant at Dover, Delaware. Schmitt is shown, with full Apollo spacesuit gear (air backpack, final covering for suit and helmet) as he test his maneuvering abilities by bending forward. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-190 | Apollo 17 Preparation. Lunar Module Pilot, Astronaut Harrison Schmitt, undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit, at the ILC Industries, Inc. Plant at Dover, Delaware. Schmitt is shown, with full Apollo spacesuit gear (air backpack, final covering for suit and helmet) as he test his maneuvering abilities. A suit technician aids Schmitt through this process. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-191 | Apollo 17 Preparation. Lunar Module Pilot, Astronaut Harrison Schmitt, undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit, at the ILC Industries, Inc. Plant at Dover, Delaware. Schmitt is shown, with full Apollo spacesuit gear (air backpack, final covering for suit and helmet) as he test his maneuvering abilities. A suit technicians aid Schmitt through this process. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-192 | Apollo 17 Preparation. Lunar Module Pilot, Astronaut Harrison Schmitt, undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit, at the ILC Industries, Inc. Plant at Dover, Delaware. Schmitt is shown, with full Apollo spacesuit gear (air backpack, final covering for suit and helmet) as he test his maneuvering abilities. A suit technician makes some adjustments to Schmitt's unfinished spacesuit. (JSC) |
| 72-H-250 | - | Apollo 17 - The Commander for the Apollo 17 Mission, Eugene Cernan is shown during a final flight suit fit check at the ILC Industries Inc. Plant at Dover. (JSC) |
| 72-H-251 | - | Apollo 17 - The Commander for the Apollo 17 Mission, Eugene Cernan is shown during a final flight suit fit check at the ILC Industries Inc. Plant at Dover. (JSC) |
| 72-H-252 | - | Apollo 17 - The Commander for the Apollo 17 Mission, Eugene Cernan is shown during a final flight suit fit check at the ILC Industries Inc. Plant at Dover. (JSC) |
| 72-H-253 | - | Apollo 17 - The Commander for the Apollo 17 Mission, Eugene Cernan is shown during a final flight suit fit check at the ILC Industries Inc. Plant at Dover. (JSC) |
| 72-H-297 | - | Apollo 17 Mission - Ronald Evans undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit. (JSC) |
| 72-H-298 | - | Apollo 17 Mission - Ronald Evans undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit. (JSC) |
| 72-H-299 | - | Apollo 17 Mission - Being helped by an NASA employee, Ronald Evans undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit. (JSC) |
| 72-H-300 | - | Apollo 17 Mission - Ronald Evans undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit. (JSC) |
| 72-H-301 | - | Apollo 17 Mission - Ronald Evans undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit. Shown with the top layer of the suit on . (JSC) |
| 72-H-302 | - | Apollo 17 Mission - Ronald Evans undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit. Shown on the floor. (JSC) |
| 72-H-303 | - | Apollo 17 Mission - Ronald Evans undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit. Shown on the floor. (JSC) |
| 72-H-304 | - | Apollo 17 Mission - Ronald Evans undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit. Shown on the floor crawling . (JSC) |
| 72-H-305 | - | Apollo 17 Mission - Ronald Evans undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit. (JSC) |
| 72-H-306 | - | Apollo 17 Mission - Ronald Evans undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit. (JSC) |
| 72-H-307 | - | Apollo 17 Mission - Ronald Evans undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit. (JSC) |
| 72-H-308 | - | Apollo 17 Mission - Harrison Schmitt undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit. (JSC) |
| 72-H-309 | - | Apollo 17 Mission - Harrison Schmitt undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit. (JSC) |
| 72-H-310 | - | Apollo 17 Mission - Harrison Schmitt undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit. (JSC) |
| 72-H-311 | - | Apollo 17 Mission - Harrison Schmitt undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit. (JSC) |
| 72-H-312 | - | Apollo 17 Mission - Harrison Schmitt undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit. (JSC) |
| 72-H-313 | - | Apollo 17 Mission - Harrison Schmitt, being helped by technicians, undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit. (JSC) |
| 72-H-314 | - | Apollo 17 Mission - Harrison Schmitt, being observed by technicians, undergoes final flight fit checkout and integration of the Apollo 7-L spacesuit. (JSC) |
| 72-H-841 | 72-HC-535 | Apollo 17 S-IC stage being erected at the Vehicle Assembly Building in preparation for the last scheduled lunar landing mission. (JPL) |
| 72-H-841 | 72-HC-535 | Apollo 17 Preparation. The Apollo 17 S-IC stage being erected at the Vehicle Assembly Building in preparation for the last scheduled lunar landing mission. (JSC) |
| 72-H-863 | - | Apollo 17 - Eugene Cernan is suited for extravehicular activity training. (JSC) |
| 72-H-864 | - | Apollo 17 - Harrison Schmitt is suited in preparation for extravehicular activity training at the Kennedy Space Center. (JSC) |
| 72-H-865 | - | Apollo 17 - Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan prepare a Lunar Rover trainer following its deployment from lunar module in the Center Flight Crew Training Building. (JSC) |
| 72-H-867 | - | Apollo 17 - Eugene Cernan practices with a lunar drill during extravehicular activity training. (JSC) |
| 72-H-868 | - | Apollo 17 - Harrison Schmitt watches as the Lunar Rover trainer is deployed from lunar module trainer during extravehicular activity training. (JSC) |
| 72-H-866 | 72-HC-538 | Apollo 17 Training. Shown in full Apollo EVA spacesuit, Astronaut Eugene Cernan prepares to remove a traverse gravimeter training mockup from Lunar Rover for deployment during Extravehicular Activity training at Kennedy Space Center. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-539 | Apollo 17 Training. Shown in full Apollo EVA spacesuit, Astronaut Eugene Cernan prepares to remove a traverse gravimeter training mockup from Lunar Rover for deployment during Extravehicular Activity training at Kennedy Space Center. (KSC-72PC-346) |
| 72-H-885 | 72-HC-548 | Apollo 17 Training. Astronauts Eugene Cernen and Harrison Schmitt study rock samples they picked up during geological training. The training took place near Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. (JSC: S72-39929) |
| 72-H-886 | 72-HC-549 | Apollo 17 Training. Prime crewmen for the Apollo 17 mission Astronaut Harrison Schmitt, is studing a small rock sample he collected during geological training. Training was conducted near to Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. (JSC: S72-39921) |
| 72-H-900 | 72-HC-552 | Apollo 17 Prelaunch. A third of the manned altitude run of the Apollo 17 Command Service Module was conducted in a Spaceport vacuum chamber. Two of the prime crew, Astornauts Ronald Evans, Command Module Pilot and Harrison Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot participated in this test. (KSC-72P-309 |
| - | 72-HC-581 | Apollo 17 Preparation. Astronauts Eugene Cernan, Mission Commander and Harrison Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot during a manned altitude chamber run July 19, 1972 at Complex 39. Apollo 17 was the final mission in the Apollo series. (JSC) |
| 72-H-901 | - | Ronald Evans prepares to enters the spacecraft for a test run of the Apollo 17 command module that was conducted in a Spaceport vacuum chamber. (JSC: KSC-72P-311) |
| 72-H-902 | - | Harrison Schmitt prepares to enters the spacecraft for a test run of the Apollo 17 command module that was conducted in a Spaceport vacuum chamber. (JSC: KSC-72P-310 |
| 72-H-1171 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Eugene Cernan relaxes with his wife Barbara and daughter Teresa after completing realistic lunar surface training exercise in preparation for his scheduled launch to the Moon. (JSC) (Part of KSC-72PC-378) |
| 72-H-1172 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt walk to lunar module spacecraft at start of altitude chamber test to verify on board systems for their landing in the Moon's Taurus Littrow region next December. (JSC) (Probably KSC-72P-334) |
| 72-H-1173 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - The Kennedy Space Center launch team is continuing the check of Apollo 17 flight hardware for the final lunar exploration mission of Project Apollo. (JSC) (Possibly KSC-72P-336) |
| 72-H-1174 | 72-HC-605 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Apollo 17 Prelaunch - The Kennedy Space Center launch team is continuing the check of Apollo 17 flight hardware for the final lunar exploration mission of Project Apollo. A simulation to check out the lunar roving vehicle and all its systems was successfully carried out. Participating in the test, conducted in conjunction with the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas, were prime crew members Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot, left and Eugene A. Cernan, commander. The lunar module which carried Cernan and Schmitt down to the lunar surface is visible in the background. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1206 | 72-HC-669 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. -- Apollo 17 Launch Vehicle was transported from the Vehicle Assembly Building August 28, 1972. The final mission in the Apollo Program manned by Commander Gene Cernan; Lunar Pilot Harrison Schmitt and Command Module Pilot Ron Evans. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1207 | 72-HC-670 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Harrison Schmitt, Rov Evans and Eugene Cernan pose in their Moon Rover During the roll out of the Apollo 17 launch vehicle. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1208 | 72-HC-671 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Harrison Schmitt, Rov Evans and Eugene Cernan pose in their Moon Rover During the roll out of the Apollo 17 launch vehicle. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1209 | 72-HC-672 | Apollo 17 Crew Portrait --- Astronauts Harrison Schmitt, Ron Evans, and Eugene Cernan pose in their Moon Rover During the roll out of the Apollo 17 launch vehicle. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1219 | - | Apollo 17 launch vehicle is shown rolling down the crawlerway to launch Complex 39-A on August 28, 1972 (JSC) |
| 72-H-1220 | - | Apollo 17 Astronauts Harrison Schmitt, Eugene Cernan, and Ronald Evans witness the roll out of the Apollo 17 launch vehicle from the Assembly Building to launch Complex 39A.. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1221 | - | Apollo 17 launch vehicle is shown on launch Complex 39A.. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1222 | - | Apollo 17 launch vehicle is shown on launch Complex 39A.. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1223 | - | Apollo 17 launch vehicle is shown on launch Complex 39A.. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1224 | - | Apollo 17 launch vehicle is shown on launch Complex 39A.. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1226 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan practice a towing equipment aboard the Lunar Rover during an EVA exercise. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1236 | 72-HC-681 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - A close-up view of the Apollo 16 lunar sample No. 66095 collected at the Descartes landing site during the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission. This anorthosite-type rock is medium light gray, weighs 1185 frams, and measures / 18 X16 X7 centimeters. One of the notable features of this crudely slabby, subangular to angular rock is its almost complete lack of cavities. Conceivably the gases that formed vugs and cavities in other shocked rocks were trapped in intergranular spaces of this rock. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-682 | Apollo 17 --- Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- The Apollo 17 Astronauts grasp hands together as the space vehicle for the Apollo 17 mission rolls out to the launch pad./ / Apollo 17, the final Lunar landing mission of the Apollo Program, launched from the Kennedy Space Center December 7, 1972. The planned landing site is a combination of mountainous highlands and a lowland valley region of teh Moon designated Taurus-Littrow. Cordinates are 20 degree 09' N. Latitude and 30 degree 4' E. Longitude. The flight crew for the Apollo 17 mission are Eugene A. Cernan, Commander, Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot, and Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-683 | Apollo 17 --- Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- The Apollo 17 Astronauts posed in the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LVR) with Apollo 17 space vehicle on Complex 39-A. Seated is Eugene A. Cernan, to his right, Harrison H. Schmitt, on the left, Ronald E. Evans./ / Apollo 17, the final Lunar landing mission of the Apollo Program, launched from the Kennedy Space Center December 7, 1972. The planned landing site is a combination of mountainous highlands and a lowland valley region of teh Moon designated Taurus-Littrow. Cordinates are 20 degree 09' N. Latitude and 30 degree 4' E. Longitude. The flight crew for the Apollo 17 mission are Eugene A. Cernan, Commander, Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot, and Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-684 | Apollo 17 --- Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- The Apollo 17 Astronauts Ronald E. Evans, Eugene A. Cernan, and Harrison H. Schmitt watch their space vehicle roll to the launch complex./ / Apollo 17, the final Lunar landing mission of the Apollo Program, launched from the Kennedy Space Center December 7, 1972. The planned landing site is a combination of mountainous highlands and a lowland valley region of teh Moon designated Taurus-Littrow. Cordinates are 20 degree 09' N. Latitude and 30 degree 4' E. Longitude. The flight crew for the Apollo 17 mission are Eugene A. Cernan, Commander, Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot, and Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-685 | Apollo 17 --- Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- The Apollo 17 Astronauts position the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) with Commder Eugene A. Cernan, driving, and Lunar Module Pilot, Harrison H. Schmitt seated on his right as Command Module Pilot Ronald E. Evans, watches. The Apollo 17 space vehicle is shown on Launch Complex 39-A in the background./ / Apollo 17, the final Lunar landing mission of the Apollo Program, launched from the Kennedy Space Center December 7, 1972. The planned landing site is a combination of mountainous highlands and a lowland valley region of teh Moon designated Taurus-Littrow. Cordinates are 20 degree 09' N. Latitude and 30 degree 4' E. Longitude. The flight crew for the Apollo 17 mission are Eugene A. Cernan, Commander, Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot, and Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-686 | Apollo 17 --- Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- The Apollo 17 Astronauts Harrison H. Schmitt, and Eugene A. Cernan prepare to drive Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV). The Apollo 17 space vehicle is shown on Launch Complex 39-A in the background./ / Apollo 17, the final Lunar landing mission of the Apollo Program, launched from the Kennedy Space Center December 7, 1972. The planned landing site is a combination of mountainous highlands and a lowland valley region of teh Moon designated Taurus-Littrow. Cordinates are 20 degree 09' N. Latitude and 30 degree 4' E. Longitude. The flight crew for the Apollo 17 mission are Eugene A. Cernan, Commander, Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot, and Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-687 | Apollo 17 --- Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- The final Apollo-Saturn V space vehicle for the Apollo 17 lunar mission rolls down the crawlerway from the Vertical Assembly Building (VAB) to Launch Complex 39-A about 3 miles away on Aug. 28. 1972./ / Apollo 17, the final Lunar landing mission of the Apollo Program, launched from the Kennedy Space Center December 7, 1972. The planned landing site is a combination of mountainous highlands and a lowland valley region of teh Moon designated Taurus-Littrow. Cordinates are 20 degree 09' N. Latitude and 30 degree 4' E. Longitude. The flight crew for the Apollo 17 mission are Eugene A. Cernan, Commander, Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot, and Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-688 | Apollo 17 --- Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- The Apollo 17 space vehicle is shown on Launch Complex 39-A shortly after rollout from the Vertical Assembly Building (VAB ) about 3 miles away on Aug. 28. 1972./ / Apollo 17, the final Lunar landing mission of the Apollo Program, launched from the Kennedy Space Center December 7, 1972. The planned landing site is a combination of mountainous highlands and a lowland valley region of teh Moon designated Taurus-Littrow. Cordinates are 20 degree 09' N. Latitude and 30 degree 4' E. Longitude. The flight crew for the Apollo 17 mission are Eugene A. Cernan, Commander, Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot, and Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-689 | Apollo 17 --- Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- The Apollo 17 space vehicle is shown on Launch Complex 39-A shortly after rollout from the Vertical Assembly Building (VAB ) about 3 miles away on Aug. 28. 1972./ / Apollo 17, the final Lunar landing mission of the Apollo Program, launched from the Kennedy Space Center December 7, 1972. The planned landing site is a combination of mountainous highlands and a lowland valley region of teh Moon designated Taurus-Littrow. Cordinates are 20 degree 09' N. Latitude and 30 degree 4' E. Longitude. The flight crew for the Apollo 17 mission are Eugene A. Cernan, Commander, Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot, and Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-690 | Apollo 17 --- Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- The Apollo 17 space vehicle is shown on Launch Complex 39-A shortly after rollout from the Vertical Assembly Building (VAB ) about 3 miles away on Aug. 28. 1972./ / Apollo 17, the final Lunar landing mission of the Apollo Program, launched from the Kennedy Space Center December 7, 1972. The planned landing site is a combination of mountainous highlands and a lowland valley region of teh Moon designated Taurus-Littrow. Cordinates are 20 degree 09' N. Latitude and 30 degree 4' E. Longitude. The flight crew for the Apollo 17 mission are Eugene A. Cernan, Commander, Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot, and Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-691 | Apollo 17 --- Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- The Apollo 17 space vehicle is shown on Launch Complex 39-A shortly after rollout from the Vertical Assembly Building (VAB ) about 3 miles away on Aug. 28. 1972./ / Apollo 17, the final Lunar landing mission of the Apollo Program, launched from the Kennedy Space Center December 7, 1972. The planned landing site is a combination of mountainous highlands and a lowland valley region of teh Moon designated Taurus-Littrow. Cordinates are 20 degree 09' N. Latitude and 30 degree 4' E. Longitude. The flight crew for the Apollo 17 mission are Eugene A. Cernan, Commander, Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot, and Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-692 | Apollo 17 --- Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- The Apollo 17 space vehicle is shown on Launch Complex 39-A shortly after rollout from the Vertical Assembly Building (VAB ) about 3 miles away on Aug. 28. 1972./ / Apollo 17, the final Lunar landing mission of the Apollo Program, launched from the Kennedy Space Center December 7, 1972. The planned landing site is a combination of mountainous highlands and a lowland valley region of teh Moon designated Taurus-Littrow. Cordinates are 20 degree 09' N. Latitude and 30 degree 4' E. Longitude. The flight crew for the Apollo 17 mission are Eugene A. Cernan, Commander, Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot, and Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-693 | Apollo 17 --- Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- A multiple image view of the Apollo 17 space vehicle is shown on Launch Complex 39-A shortly after rollout from the Vertical Assembly Building (VAB ) about 3 miles away on Aug. 28. 1972./ / Apollo 17, the final Lunar landing mission of the Apollo Program, launched from the Kennedy Space Center December 7, 1972. The planned landing site is a combination of mountainous highlands and a lowland valley region of teh Moon designated Taurus-Littrow. Cordinates are 20 degree 09' N. Latitude and 30 degree 4' E. Longitude. The flight crew for the Apollo 17 mission are Eugene A. Cernan, Commander, Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot, and Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-694 | Apollo 17 --- Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- A multiple image view of the Apollo 17 space vehicle is shown on Launch Complex 39-A shortly after rollout from the Vertical Assembly Building (VAB ) about 3 miles away on Aug. 28. 1972./ / Apollo 17, the final Lunar landing mission of the Apollo Program, launched from the Kennedy Space Center December 7, 1972. The planned landing site is a combination of mountainous highlands and a lowland valley region of teh Moon designated Taurus-Littrow. Cordinates are 20 degree 09' N. Latitude and 30 degree 4' E. Longitude. The flight crew for the Apollo 17 mission are Eugene A. Cernan, Commander, Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot, and Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-695 | Apollo 17 --- Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- The Apollo 17 space vehicle is shown on Launch Complex 39-A shortly after rollout from the Vertical Assembly Building (VAB ) about 3 miles away on Aug. 28. 1972./ / Apollo 17, the final Lunar landing mission of the Apollo Program, launched from the Kennedy Space Center December 7, 1972. The planned landing site is a combination of mountainous highlands and a lowland valley region of teh Moon designated Taurus-Littrow. Cordinates are 20 degree 09' N. Latitude and 30 degree 4' E. Longitude. The flight crew for the Apollo 17 mission are Eugene A. Cernan, Commander, Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot, and Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-696 | Apollo 17 --- Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- The Apollo 17 space vehicle is shown on Launch Complex 39-A shortly after rollout from the Vertical Assembly Building (VAB ) about 3 miles away on Aug. 28. 1972./ / Apollo 17, the final Lunar landing mission of the Apollo Program, launched from the Kennedy Space Center December 7, 1972. The planned landing site is a combination of mountainous highlands and a lowland valley region of teh Moon designated Taurus-Littrow. Cordinates are 20 degree 09' N. Latitude and 30 degree 4' E. Longitude. The flight crew for the Apollo 17 mission are Eugene A. Cernan, Commander, Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot, and Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1227 | 72-HC-697 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. ---- Apollo 17 Lunar Mission (l-r) Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt and Commander Eugene Cernan in the Lunar Rover during EVA. Astronaut Schmitt uses a soil sampler during the practice drill. The last of the Apollo/Saturn missions Launched December 6, 1972 from Complex 39A. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1228 | 72-HC-698 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. ---- Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan practice taking lunar soil and rock samples during an EVA exercise. The last of the Apollo/Saturn missions Launched December 6, 1972 from Complex 39A. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1229 | 72-HC-699 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. ---- Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan practice taking lunar soil and rock samples during an EVA exercise. The last of the Apollo/Saturn missions Launched December 6, 1972 from Complex 39A. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1231 | 72-HC-701 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Apollo 17 space vehicle was transported for the Vehicle Assembly Building to Complex 39A. Apollo 17 Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. (Jack) Schmitt are set for liftoff from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., at 9:53pm EST December 6, 1972 with the objective to exploring the Taurus-Littrow area of the Moon deploying scientific experiments on the lunar surface, conducting extensive experiments from lunar orbit. Apollo 17 will be the sixth and final scientific Lunar expedition planned in the Apollo program. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1232 | 72-HC-702 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Apollo 17 space vehicle was transported for the Vehicle Assembly Building to Complex 39A. Apollo 17 Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. (Jack) Schmitt are set for liftoff from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., at 9:53pm EST December 6, 1972 with the objective to exploring the Taurus-Littrow area of the Moon deploying scientific experiments on the lunar surface, conducting extensive experiments from lunar orbit. Apollo 17 will be the sixth and final scientific Lunar expedition planned in the Apollo program. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1233 | 72-HC-703 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Apollo 17 space vehicle was transported for the Vehicle Assembly Building to Complex 39A. Apollo 17 Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. (Jack) Schmitt are set for liftoff from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., at 9:53pm EST December 6, 1972 with the objective to exploring the Taurus-Littrow area of the Moon deploying scientific experiments on the lunar surface, conducting extensive experiments from lunar orbit. Apollo 17 will be the sixth and final scientific Lunar expedition planned in the Apollo program. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1234 | 72-HC-704 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Apollo 17 space vehicle was transported for the Vehicle Assembly Building to Complex 39A. Apollo 17 Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. (Jack) Schmitt are set for liftoff from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., at 9:53pm EST December 6, 1972 with the objective to exploring the Taurus-Littrow area of the Moon deploying scientific experiments on the lunar surface, conducting extensive experiments from lunar orbit. Apollo 17 will be the sixth and final scientific Lunar expedition planned in the Apollo program. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1235 | 72-HC-707 | Apollo 17 Lunar Sample - A close-up view of the Apollo 16 lunar sample No. 62275 collected at the Descartes landing site during the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission. This breccia-type rock is white, weighs 443 grams, and measures 11 X7.5 X5 centimeters. This rectangular, subrounded rock is very friable. There are no cavities, except the rock is slightly porous due to loose grain packing. (JSC: S72-38389) |
| 72-H-1271 | - | This map illustrates the wide area in which the launch of Apollo 17 may be visible. (KSC) |
| 72-H-1305 | 72-HC-756 | APOLLO MISSION EMBLEMS -- Apollo (7-17 ) emblems are shown -- Apollo, the Greek God of the Sun, dominates the emblem designed for the final lunar landing mission in the space program which bears his name. The Apollo 17 crew, in selecting their mission emblem, have chosen not to emphasize finality but rather the beginning of the golden age of space flight that their flight will usher in. In the emblem, Apollo gazes toward Saturn and a galaxy which symbolizes man's goals in space will someday include the planets and perhaps even the stars. The crews for the Apollo misssions, beginning with Apollo 7 through Apollo 17 are listed on original caption. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1326 | 72-HC-766 | Ronald Evans and his wife Jan. Evans is Command Module Pilot for Apollo 17, the final Lunar Landing Mission of the Apollo Program. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1331 | 72-HC-769 | Apollo Art -- Artist concept of the Apollo 17 LRV traverses at the landing site designated Taurus Littrow on the Southeastern rim of Mare Serenitatis (Sea of Serenity). During the 75-hour lunar surface staytime three 7-hour EVA's are planned. EVA1 is largely occupied with the deployment of the LRV, ALSEP, and other experiments, with aobut 2 hours available for a traverse. This section presents the details of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) traverses as currently planned. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1332 | 72-HC-770 | Apollo Art -- Artist concept of the Apollo 17 LRV traverses at the landing site designated Taurus Littrow on the Southeastern rim of Mare Serenitatis (Sea of Serenity). During the 75-hour lunar surface staytime three 7-hour EVA's are planned. EVA1 is largely occupied with the deployment of the LRV, ALSEP, and other experiments, with aobut 2 hours available for a traverse. This section presents the details of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) traverses as currently planned. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1333 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Ronald Evans is being suited up in preparation for a water EVA exercise at Building 5. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1334 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Ronald Evans practices retrieving the film canister during water EVA exercises at Building 5. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1343 | 72-HC-774 | Apollo Art -- Concept illustrates how electronic beams of Apollo 17's lunar sounder system will probe moon -- down to three-quarters of mile -- from lunar orbit to aid in developing subsurface geologic map to pinpoint such features as below-surface metallic deposits and water. Prototype of lunar 'divining rod' system, developed by North American Rockwell's (NR) Space Division, was flight tested over selected ground sites by engineers at NASA's Space Center in Houston, TX. (JSC: S72-53472) |
| 72-H-1347 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - The Taurus Littrow region is located in the northeast quadrant of Moon, in the mountainous region of the southeastern rim of the Serenitatis basin, approximately 750 kilometers east of the Apollo 15 site. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1348 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Oblique view of the Taurus Littrow region located it the northeast quadrant of the moon, in the mountainous region of the southeastern rim of the Serenitatis basin. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1349 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Oblique view of the Taurus Littrow region located it the northeast quadrant of the moon, in the mountainous region of the southeastern rim of the Serenitatis basin. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1350 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Oblique view of the Taurus Littrow region located it the northeast quadrant of the moon, in the mountainous region of the southeastern rim of the Serenitatis basin. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1351 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Mapping camera view of the Apollo 17 landing area in the Taurus Littrow Region located in the northeast quadrant of the Moon, in the mountainous region of the southeastern rim of the Serenitatis basin. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1352 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - During the 75 hour lunar surface stay time three 7 hour EVA's are planned. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1357 | 72-HC-777 | Official portrait of the Apollo 17 Astronauts Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt, Ronald Evans, and Eugene Cernan pose in their Moon Rover during the roll out of the Apollo 17 Rocket. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1371 | 72-HC-778 | Apollo -- Tonopah, Nevada --- The NASA Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan collect and document rock samples near the rim of Lunar crater during a field geology training exercise conducted on Sept. 6-7, 1972./ / (JSC) |
| 72-H-1372 | 72-HC-779 | Apollo -- Tonopah, Nevada --- The NASA Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan collect and document rock samples near the rim of Lunar crater during a field geology training exercise conducted on Sept. 6-7, 1972./ / (JSC) |
| 72-H-1373 | 72-HC-780 | Apollo -- Tonopah, Nevada --- The NASA Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan ride the Lunar Rover in a simulated Lunar traverse during a field training geology exercise, conducted on Sept. 6-7, 1972. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-781 | Apollo --- Astronaut Ronald Evans, Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 17 mission is briefed on lunar geology by Farouk El-Baz, supervisor, Lunar Science Planning, Bellcomm, Inc. Watching the briefing is Astronaut Robert Overmyer who is on the Astronaut support team for the Apollo 17 mission. Apollo 17 is the final flight in the Apollo program. Astronaut Eugene Cernan is the Commander and Harrison Schmitt is the Lunar Module Pilot./ / L to R: Overmyer, Evans, El-Baz (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-782 | Apollo --- Astronaut Ronald Evans, Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 17 mission is briefed on lunar geology by Farouk El-Baz, supervisor, Lunar Science Planning, Bellcomm, Inc. Watching the briefing is Astronaut Robert Overmyer who is on the Astronaut support team for the Apollo 17 mission. Apollo 17 is the final flight in the Apollo program. Astronaut Eugene Cernan is the Commander and Harrison Schmitt is the Lunar Module Pilot./ / L to R: Overmyer, Evans, El-Baz (JSC) |
| 72-H-1374 | - | The NASA Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Ronald Evans is briefed o lunar geology by Farouk El Baz. Watching the briefing is Robert Overmyer who is on the Astronaut support team for the Apollo 17 mission. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1384 | - | Apollo 17 LRV traverses at the landing site designated Taurus Littrow on the southeastern rim of Mare Serenitaies. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1388 | 72-HC-785 | Apollo 17 mission Commander Eugene Cernan prepares for a checkout flight in the Lunar Landing Training Vehicle (LLTV) at Ellington AF Base. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1391 | - | Eugene Cernan relaxes with his nine year old daughter Teresa following lunar surface training in preparation for his lunar mission on the Apollo 17. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1394 | 72-HC-789 | Apollo 17 --- Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- The KSC launch team is continuing the checkout of Apollo 17 flight hardware for the final lunar exploration mission of Project Apollo. A mission simulation to check out the lunar roving vehicle and all its systems was successfully carried out. Participating in the test were prime crew members Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot, left, and Eugene A. Cernan, commander. The lunar module which will carry Cernan and Schmitt down to the lunar surface is visible in the background. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1396 | - | The Lunar Module Pilot for the NASA Apollo 17 Mission Harrison Schmitt briefs the press on the Taurus Littrow landing site located near the Sea of Serenity during a Lunar Science Briefing conducted at NASA Headquarters. (JSC) |
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| 72-H-1403 | - | Artist concept of the Sim Bay of the Apollo 17. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1404 | - | A computerized rendering illustrating the field of view of the Astronauts on the approach to the landing site for the NASA Apollo 17 Lunar Mission. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1406 | - | Photo of the Apollo 17 Lunar Ejecta and Meteorite Experiment. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1407 | - | Photo of the Apollo 17 Lunar Seismic Profiling. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1408 | - | Photo of the Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Gravimeter. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1409 | - | Drawing of the Apollo 17 Lunar Traverse Gravimeter. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1410 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Harrison Schmitt deployed the surface electrical properties experiment solar panel and returns to the Lunar Roving Vehicle driven by Eugene Cernan. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1411 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Harrison Schmitt deploys an explosive charge during the EVA-1 traverse in a training session. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1412 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Harrison Schmitt deploys a geophone of the Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment into the subsurface during a training session. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1413 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Lunar Module for the Apollo 17 mission undergoes final checkout in the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building prior to mating to the Saturn V launch vehicle. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1414 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Preparations for the Apollo 17 launch are conducted by Dale Myers, Dr. Rocco Petrone, and Dr. Kurt Debus in a flight readiness review held at the Kennedy Space Center. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1417 | - | The simulated approach to the Taurus Littrow landing site as seen from the Commander's window in the Lunar Module. A combination mountainous highlands and lowlands valley region of the moon designated for Apollo 17. (JSC) AS15-88-1172 |
| 72-H-1420 | - | The Apollo 17 lunar module undergoes testing prior to being enclosed in adapter that was to house it during the first fours hours of flight to the Moon. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1421 | - | The Apollo 17 crew took time out from training to pose for the press after the space vehicle for their manned Lunar Landing Mission was moved to Pad A on Complex 39./ Shown are Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1422 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Ronald Evans discussed training exercise with personnel who monitor Astronaut performance in realistic mission simulators deigned to prepare space pilots for Lunar flights. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1423 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - The Kennedy Space Center launch team is continuing the checkout of Apollo 17 flight hardware for the final Lunar exploration Mission of Project Apollo. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1424 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Harrison Schmitt waves to technicians prior to boarding Lunar Module spacecraft with mission commander Eugene Cernan start of altitude chamber test to verify on board systems. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1425 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt walk to the Lunar Module spacecraft at start of altitude chamber test to verify on board systems for their landing in the Moon's Taurus Littrow region. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1426 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt talks with pad leader Geunter Wendt prior to entering the Command Module at start of seven hour altitude chamber test to verify spacecraft systems in simulated space environment. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1427 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Harrison Schmitt prepares to enter the Command Module at start of seven hour altitude chamber test to verify spacecraft systems in simulated space environment. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1428 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt conduct simulated lunar surface activity in preparation for their launch to the moon with Ronald Evans. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1429 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Backup Mission Commander John Young and backup Lunar module Pilot Charles Duke partially shown at left participate in a training exercise using a Lunar Roving Vehicle trainer in one sixth gravity environment generated aboard KC 135 aircraft flying parabolic curves over Florida. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1430 | 72-HC-827 | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Harrison Schmitt brushes Mission Commander Eugene Cernan spacesuit boot prior to entering Lunar Module mock-up during Lunar surface training exercise conducted at the Spaceport. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1431 | 72-HC-828 | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Lunar Module and Command Service Module Docking Test at the Vehicle Assembly Building. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1432 | 72-HC-829 | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Harrison Schmitt scoops soil sample into specimen bag held by Mission Commander Eugene Cernan during mock lunar surface training exercise conducted at the Kennedy Space Center. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-830 | Apollo Training -- Kennedy Space Center, Fla. -- The Apollo 17 Astronaut Ronald E. Evans enters Apollo Command Module Spacecraft at start of altitude chamber test. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-831 | Apollo Training -- Kennedy Space Center, Fla. -- The Apollo 17 Astronaut Ronald E. Evans enters Apollo Command Module Spacecraft at start of altitude chamber test. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-832 | Apollo Training -- Kennedy Space Center, Fla. -- The Apollo 17 Astronaut Ronald E. Evans enters Apollo Command Module Spacecraft at start of altitude chamber test. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-833 | Apollo Training -- Kennedy Space Center, Fla. -- The Apollo 17 Lunar Module undergoes testing prior to being enclosed in adapter that will house it during the first four hours of flight to the Moon. The Lunar Landing Vehicle will carry Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan and Harrison H. Schmitt to the Moon's Taurus-Littrow region. The thrid Astronaut Ronald E. Evans will pilot the Command Module in Lunar orbit during his crewmates' exploration. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1445 | 72-HC-841 | Apollo --- An Artist drawing of Apollo 17 Mission with Commander Gene Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison 'Jack' Schmitt will have the distinction of being the last two men to walk on the Lunar surface for some time to come. Shown in the photograh are the two astronauts concluding their last lunar surface exploration on the Taurus-Littrow landing site, the two astronauts climb the Lunar Module ladder to begin preparations for liftoff. In the background againist the Taurus-Littrow landing site are the Lunar Roving Vehicle and the United State Flag. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1451 | 72-HC-845 | A Photograph of all of the Apollo Mission Emblems; from Apollo 7 to Apollo 17./ (HORIZONTAL FORMAT) (JSC) |
| 72-H-1452 | 72-HC-846 | A Photograph of all of the Apollo Mission Emblems; from Apollo 7 to Apollo 17./ (VERTICAL FORMAT) (JSC) |
| 72-H-1454 | - | A total of 72 twenty kilowatt Xenon searchlights and sixty kilowatt Xenon searchlight banks shines at night on the Apollo 17 launch vehicle from Complex 39 (JSC) |
| 72-H-1455 | 72-HC-847 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. -- Apollo (Preflight) --- A total of 72 twenty kilowatt Xenon searchlights and sixty kilowatt Xenon searchlight banks shines at night on the Apollo 17 launch vehicle from Complex 39 (JSC) |
| 72-H-1456 | - | A hint of day light in the background of the Apollo 17 and its launch vehicle. The vehicle is prepared for launch. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1459 | - | The Apollo 17 Astronauts are shown being suited up for the final portion of the weal long countdown Demonstration Test. Seated in the foreground in Eugene Cernan. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1460 | 72-HC-851 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. -- The Apollo 17 Astronauts are shown being suited up for the final portion of the week long countdown Demonstration Test (CDDT). Eugene Cernan is being helped by a technician with his suit gear. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-852 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. -- The Apollo 17 Commander Eugene A. Cernan scratches his nose on a piece of velcro material glued to the inner surface of the helmet in preparations for the final portion of the week-long Countdown Demonstration Test (CDDT). The interior of the helmet was specially designed for Astronaut comfort after an experience on Apollo 16. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1461 | 72-HC-853 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. -- The Apollo 17 Lunar Module Pilot, Harrison Schmitt is shown suited in preparation for the final portion of the week-long Countdown Demonstration Test (CDDT). (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-854 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. -- Suit technician prepares to don the helmet on Apollo 17 Lunar Module Pilot, Ronald E. Evans during the suiting operations for the Countdown Demonstration Test (CDDT). (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-855 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. -- Apollo 17 Commander Eugene A. Cernan, is shown in the white room on Launch Complex 39-A being prepared for insertion into the spacecraft during the final portion of the week-long Countdown Demonstration Test (CDDT). (JSC) |
| 72-H-1462 | - | The Apollo 17 Commander Eugene Cernan is shown suited in preparation for the final portion of the week-long Countdown Demonstration Test. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1463 | - | The Apollo 17 Commander Eugene Cernan is shown going through pressure test for his Apollo suit in preparation for the final portion of the week-long Countdown Demonstration Test. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1464 | - | The Apollo 17 Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans is shown suited in preparation for the final portion of the week-long Countdown Demonstration Test. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1465 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Module Pilot is shown suited up in the Astronauts quarters in preparation for the final portion of the week-long Countdown Demonstration Test. (JSC) (Also KSC-72P-508 per ALSJ) |
| 72-H-1466 | - | The Apollo 17 prime crew leaves the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building to enter the transfer van, that carried them to Complex 39's Pad A to participate in the Countdown Demonstration Test. (JSC) (Also KSC-72P-512 per ALSJ) |
| 72-H-1469 | - | Artist concept shows an Apollo 17 Astronaut mounting RCA's Earth controlled color TV camera on the Lunar Rover. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1470 | - | Artist concept depicts the television coverage of the Lunar Module lifting off from the Moon during the Apollo 17 mission. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1471 | - | Photograph show the RCA communications systems that will ride on the Lunar Rover as it travels across the Moon's surface during the Apollo 17 Mission. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1472 | - | Artist concept of how laser beams will be bounced off the Moon to help map the lunar surface during the Apollo 17 Mission. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1473 | - | An RCA engineer makes an adjustment on thelaser altimeter to be used on the Apollo 17 Mission. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1474 | - | Sketch show how Lunar Sounder radar signals will penetrate the Moon's surface during Apollo 17 Mission to map subsurface features and detect any water or mineral deposits there. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1479 | 72-HC-857 | Science Payload -- In this artist concept the cover for Apollo 17's lunar orbital science package is jettisoned just prior to spacecraft's approach to Moon. Concept is by North American Rockwell's (NR) space division. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1485 | 72-HC-861 | International Youth Science Tour -- More than 70 students from six continents will witness the launch of Apollo 17 and later visit major science centers of the nation in a two week tour. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-865 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Apollo 17 Command Module Pilot Ronald E. Evans, shown wearing a quarantine mask, examines spcecraft Scientific Instrumentation Module (SIM) Bay from which he will retrieve mapping camera film cassettes during his extravehicular activity conducted enroute home from the Moon. (KSC-72PC-600 |
| - | 72-HC-866 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Apollo 17 Command Eugene A. Cernan, left, speaks with crewmates Ronald E. Evans, center, and Harrison H. Schmitt in front of full-scale mock-up of lunar module spacecraft that will carry Cernan and Schmitt to the Moon's Taurus-Littrow region later this month. Evans will pilot the command module pilot alone in lunar orbit. (KSC-72PC-601 |
| - | 72-HC-867 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Apollo 17 Lunar Module Pilot Harrison H. Schmitt prepares to fly a T-38 jet aircraft today on a training flight over the spaceport area to sharpen his flying skills. Astronaut Schmitt together with Mission Commander Eugene Cernan and Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans will be launched to the Moon no earlier than December 6, 1972. (KSC-72PC-604 |
| - | 72-HC-868 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Apollo 17 Mission Commander Eugene Cernan affixes the Apollo 17 insignia to a T-38 jet aircraft at Patrick Air Force Base just south of the Kennedy Spce Center. Astronaut Cernan flew the T-38 aircraft today on a training flight over the Spaceport area to practice flying skills in preparation for upcoming launch to the Moon scheduled for 9:53 pm, December 6. (KSC-72PC-605 |
| - | 72-HC-869 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Apollo 17 Command Module Pilot Ronald E. Evans prepares to fly a T-38 jet aircraft today on a training flight over the spaceport area to sharpen his flying skills. Astronaut Schmitt together with Mission Commander Eugene Cernan and Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans will be launched to the Moon no earlier than December 6, 1972. (KSC-72PC-606 |
| - | 72-HC-870 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Apollo 17 Mission Commander Eugene A. Cernan, left, reviews flight plan with crewmates Ronald E. Evans, center, Harrison H. Schmitt in the astronaut's quarters. Evans will pilot the command module alone in lunar orbit while Cernan and Lunar Module PIlot Schmitt explore the Taurus-Littrow region of the Moon's surface. (KSC-72PC-607 |
| 72-H-1496 | - | Apollo 17 Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans shown wearing a quarantine mask, examines the spacecraft Scientific Instrumentation Module that will house lunar mapping cameras during his mission launch to the Moon. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1497 | - | Personnel participate in simulated astronaut rescue exercise in preparation for the Apollo 17 launch from the Kennedy Space Center. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1498 | - | Personnel participate in simulated astronaut rescue exercise in preparation for the Apollo 17 launch from the Kennedy Space Center. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1502 | - | Ronald Evans affixes the Apollo 17 insignia to a T-38 jet aircraft at Patrick Air Force Base just south of the Kennedy Space Center (JSC) |
| 72-H-1503 | - | Eugene Cernan affixes the Apollo 17 insignia to a T-38 jet aircraft at Patrick Air Force Base just south of the Kennedy Space Center. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1510 | - | The Apollo 17 astronauts review items they will take along on their lunar mission. On far right is Rita Rapp. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1511 | - | Eugene Cernan examines items that will be aboard the Apollo 17 spacecraft. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1513 | - | The Apollo 17 Saturn V space vehicle illuminated the Florida sky as it lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1514 | - | The Apollo 17 crew relaxes at prelaunch dinner tonight in their quarters at Spaceport. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1515 | - | The Apollo 17 Saturn V space vehicle illuminated the Florida sky as it lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1516 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Eugene Cernan waves to well wishers as he and fellow astronauts leave the waiting area for brief ride to launch pad at start of the final Moon Landing Mission in the Apollo Program. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1517 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Leaving the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building en route tot he launch pad, Eugene Cernan greet Mrs. Jan Evans and Ronald Evans shaking hands with Cernan's wife in the background. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1518 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Ronald Evans says good-by to his wife as he and fellow astronauts prepare to load up in the van that would take them to the Apollo 17 Saturn V launch vehicle for the last manned lunar mission. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1519 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Eugene Cernan watches technicians conduct spacesuit pressure checks during prelaunch preparations. Cernan's fellow astronauts are in the background. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1520 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Technician checks Eugene Cernan's space suit during preflight preparations prior to the final launch on the Moon. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1521 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Ronald Evans shakes hands with Donald Slayton at the Manned Spacecraft Center during prelaunch suiting operations. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1522 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Harrison Schmitt shares a moment of relaxation with Astronaut Alan Shepard during prelaunch suiting operations. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1523 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Charlie Smith a 130 year old former slave, patiently awaits the launch of Apollo 17. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1523 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Launch personnel within Firing Room 1 of the Launch Control Center listen to remarks by Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew about 15 minutes following the successful lunar launch of Apollo 17. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1524 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Launch personnel within Firing Room 1 of the Launch Control Center listen to remarks by Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew about 15 minutes following the successful lunar launch of Apollo 17. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1525 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Vice President Spiro Agnew congratulates launch team personnel in the control room about 15 minutes after Apollo 17 astronauts was successfully launched from Kennedy Space Center. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1526 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Vice President Spiro Agnew joins top NASA Headquarters personnel in monitoring final Apollo 17 prelaunch activities via large television screens in the Launch Control Center. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1527 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - NASA officials evaluate launch vehicle data to determine cause of technical problems which delayed the start of the Apollo 17 launch about 2 1/2 hours. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1533 | - | The group of International fourth science students watch the Apollo 17 Launch vehicle from the press site launch into space. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1536 | - | Dr. Rocco Petrone explains the reasons for hold in the launch count of the Apollo 17 to Vice President Spiro Agnew, Dr. George Low, and Dr. James Fletcher. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1537 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - William Anders points out to Vice President Spiro Agnew the first stage firing as the Apollo 17 lifts off from Complex 39A. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1538 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Vice President Spiro Agnew congratulates launch team personnel in the control room about 15 minutes after Apollo 17 astronauts was successfully launched from Kennedy Space Center. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1539 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Dr. Rocco Petrone congratulates launch team personnel in the control room. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1540 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Members of the launch team in firing room 1 of the launch control center applaud the Vice President Spiro Agnew after his brief speech congratulating them on the successful launch. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1541 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - A photographic replica of the plaque which the Apollo 17 astronauts left behind at the Taurus Littrow landing site. (JSC: S72-55169) |
| 72-H-1545 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Harrison Schmitt starts back up the ladder of the Lunar ModuleChallenger" at the close of extravehicular activities." (JSC) |
| 72-H-1546 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - The two Moon exploring Apollo 17 crewmen are seen walking beside a large boulder during the third extravehicular activity. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1547 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - The two Moon exploring Apollo 17 crewmen are seen standing near the deployed US flag during the third extravehicular activity. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1548 | - | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - These five men in the Mission Control Center ponder the solution to the problem of the damage to the right rear fender of the Apollo 17 Lunar Roving Vehicle at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1551 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - The last mission in NASA's Apollo manned lunar landing program concluded at 2:25 pm EST. The Apollo 17 capsule descending from its mission into the Pacific ocean. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1552 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - The last mission in NASA's Apollo manned lunar landing program concluded at 2:25 pm EST. The Apollo 17 capsule descending from its mission into the Pacific ocean. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1553 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - The last mission in NASA's Apollo manned lunar landing program concluded at 2:25 pm EST. The Apollo 17 capsule descending from its mission into the Pacific ocean. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1554 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - A camera-man, stationed in a recovery helicopter directly overhead, captured this view of the Apollo 17 spacecraft as it touched down in the Pacific Ocean at 2:25 pm EST December 19, 1972, 13 days after its launch to the Moon form the Kennedy Space Center. Astronauts Eugene. A. Cernan and Harrison Schmitt became the eleventh and twelfth men, respectively, to walk on the Moon, while Command Module Pilot Ronald E. Evans piloted the mother ship alone in lunar orbit and conducted experiments. The Apollo 17 was NASA's last manned lunar landing mission in the Apollo program. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1555 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Ronald Evans is hoisted aboard recovery helicopter following his safe splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1556 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - A US Navy pararescueman prepares Eugene Cernan for pickup by recovery helicopter following his splashdown. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1557 | - | ABOARD THE USS TICONDEROGA -- Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - The Apollo 17 Moon crew waves to well wishers aboard this prime recovery vessel about an hour after they splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 2:25 p.m. EST. Their spacecraft touched down 7.4 kilometers (4 nautical miles) southeast of American Samos. Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan and Harrison H. Schmitt, standing left to right, explored the Moon's Taurus-Littrow region. Ronald E. Evans, in background, piloted the command module in lunar orbit during his crewmates' surface exploration, which spanned 22 hours of a 75-hour stay. the 13-day mission concluded NASA's manned lunar landing program in the Apollo program. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1558 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Father John Ecker delivers prayer upon safe return of the Apollo 17 crew from the Moon. Shown are the Astronauts; Ronald Evans, Harrison Schmitt, and Eugene Cernan. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1559 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Two US Navy pararescueman jump from recovery helicopter with spacecraft flotation collar which they later attached to Apollo 17 spacecraft. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1560 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Main elements of Apollo 17 recovery operations highlight this view shortly after splashdown into the Pacific Ocean. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1561 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Eugene Cernan was the first member of the returning Moon crew to address personnel and guests aboard this prime recovery vessel. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1562 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Several US Congressmen and senators greeted retuning Apollo 17 astronauts from their mission to the Moon. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1563 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Ronald Evans greets US Congressmen and Senators upon his arrival from his mission on the Moon. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1564 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Eugene Cernan addresses personnel and guest aboard this prime recovery vessel about an hour after his splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1565 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Ronald Evans who piloted the Command Module for that mission alone in the lunar orbit more than 75 hours while his crew mates explored the Moon's Taurus-Littrow region. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1566 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Harrison Schmitt was the first of the three man crew to leave the spacecraft during post flight recovery operations. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1567 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Ronald Evans was the second of the three man crew to leave the spacecraft during post flight recovery operations. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1568 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - US Navy pararescueman helps Eugene Cernan from the spacecraft while fellow astronauts watch from the life raft during post lunar flight recovery operations. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1569 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmitt speak with US Navy pararescueman in the life raft while awaiting helicopter pickup to recovery vessel. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1570 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Eugene Cernan is being helped out of the spacecraft after the successful splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1506 | 72-HC-871 | Kenndey Space Center, Fla. -- Technician prepares pocket mouse experiment which was to be carried on the Apollo 17 mission to determine whether cosmic ray particles encountered in space can injure nerve cells in the eye and brain. Five picket mice, found in the California desert near Palm Springs, will be housed in the aluminum canister shown here. (KSC-72PC-608 |
| - | 72-HC-872 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Apollo 17 prime astronaut crew observes pre-launch activity at Complex 39A while participating in emergency egress test. They are, left to right, Harrison H. Schmitt, Ronald E. Evans, and Eugene A. Cernan. (KSC-72PC-609 |
| - | 72-HC-873 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Apollo 17 prime astronaut crew pauses on access arm leading to their spacecraft, mated to Saturn V Launch Vehicle at Complex 39, during emerency egress test. (KSC-72PC-610 |
| - | 72-HC-874 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Apollo 17 Mission Commander Eugene A. Cernan, a Navy Captain, familiarizes himself with equipment to be used in the Lunar Module when he and Lunar Module Pilot Dr. Harrison H. Schmitt, civilian scientist-astronaut, (at right) land on the Moon's surface in December. The pair are undergoing pre-launch training in the Lunar Module Simulator at the Flight Crew Training Building at the Space Center. Navy Commander Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot, will orbit the Moon as Cernan and Dr. Schmitt descend to the lunar surface. Apollo 17 blast-off will be no earlier than December 6. (KSC-72PC-540) |
| - | 72-HC-875 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Apollo 17 Dr. Harrison H. Schmitt, civilian scientist-astronaut, who will pilot the Lunar Module of Apollo 17 to the Moon's surface in December, preps for his task by undergoing training in the Lunar Module Simulator at the Flight Crew Training Building at the Space Center. Navy Commander Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot, will orbit the Moon as Cernan and Dr. Schmitt descend to the lunar surface. Apollo 17 blast-off will be no earlier than December 6. (KSC-72PC-539) |
| - | 72-HC-876 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Apollo 17 Lunar Module Pilot Harrison H. Schmitt, center, examines items that will be carried aboard spacecraft to Moon with Astronauts Ronald E. Evans, behind Schmitt at his left, and Mission Commander Eugene A. Cernan, next to Evans. (KSC-72PC-611 |
| - | 72-HC-877 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- About 4 1/2 hours prior to launch to the Moon from the Kennedy Space Center, the Apollo 17 astronauts relax in crew quarters during dinner. They are, left to right, Harrison H. Schmitt, Eugene A. Cernan and Ronald E. Evans. (KSC-72PC-612 |
| - | 72-HC-878 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Apollo 17 Commander Eugene A. Cernan undergoes spacesuit checkout prior to launch to the Moon tonight. In the background are Command Module Pilot Ronald E. Evans, center, and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison H. Scmitt (KSC-72PC-613 |
| - | 72-HC-879 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Apollo 17 Command Module Pilot Ronald E. Evans relaxes during spacesuit pressure checks in preparation for his launch to the Moon tonight with Eugene A. Cernan and Harrsion Schmitt. (KSC-72PC-614 |
| - | 72-HC-880 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Standing in front of an encouraging sign on the wall, Apollo 17 Lunar Module Pilot Harrison H. Schmitt undergoes spacecraft checks prior to launch to the Moon tonight with Eugene A. Cernan and Ronald E. Evans. (KSC-72PC-615 |
| - | 72-HC-881 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Apollo 17 Command Module Pilot Ronald E. Evans says goodby to his wife Jan as he and astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, right, and Harrison H. Schmitt, in rear, leaves the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building en-route to the launch pad. (KSC-72PC-616 |
| - | 72-HC-882 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Launch -- Apollo 17 space vehicle carrying astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans and Harrison H. Schmitt lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at 12:33 am EST December 7, 1972 at the start of NASA's sixth and last manned lunar landing mission in the Apollo program. (KSC-72PC-617 |
| - | 72-HC-883 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Launch -- Apollo 17 space vehicle carrying astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans and Harrison H. Schmitt lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at 12:33 am EST December 7, 1972 at the start of NASA's sixth and last manned lunar landing mission in the Apollo program. (KSC) |
| 72-H-1528 | 72-HC-884 | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Alabama Governor George Wallace waves to well wishers at the Kennedy Space Center during Apollo 17 prelaunch activities. Mrs. Kurt Debus, standing behind the Governor, accompanied him and his wife Cornelis, shown at right. (JSC: KSC-72PC-619 |
| - | 72-HC-885 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Apollo 17 Command Module Pilot Ronald E. Evans says goodbye to his wife Jan as he and astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, right, and Harrison H. Schmitt, in rear, leave the the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building en route to the launch pad. Theylifted off from Launch Complex 39A at 12:33 am EST December 7, 1972 at the start of NASA's sixth and last manned lunar landing mission in the Apollo program. (KSC-72PC-620 |
| - | 72-HC-886 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Launch -- Apollo 17 space vehicle carrying astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans and Harrison H. Schmitt lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at 12:33 am EST December 7, 1972 at the start of NASA's sixth and last manned lunar landing mission in the Apollo program. (KSC-72PC-621 |
| - | 72-HC-887 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Launch -- Vice President Spiro Agnew addresses members of the Apollo 17 launch team following the successful liftoff to the Moon at 12:33 am EST December 7, 1972. With the Vice President are, left to right, Dr. George Low, Deputy NASA Administrator; Dr. James Fletcher, NASA Administrator; and Walter Kepryan with arms folded, Director of Launch Operations at the Kennedy Space Center. (KSC-72PC-622 |
| - | 72-HC-888 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Launch -- Members of the Government-Industry team that launched the Apollo 17 Saturn V space vehicle applaud remarks by Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, who visited the team in the launch control center. Liftoff to the Moon was recorded at 12:33 am EST, December 7, 1972. (KSC-72PC-623 |
| 72-H-1529 | 72-HC-889 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Apollo 17 Liftoff -- The huge, 363-feet tall Apollo17 (Spacecraft 114/Lunar Module 12/Saturn 512) space vehicle is launched from pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 12:33 am (EST) December 7, 1972. Apollo 17, the final lunar landing mission in the NASA's Apollo Program was the first nighttime liftoff of the Saturn V launch vehicle. Aboard the Apollo 17 spacecraft were Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Comman Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot. Flame from the five F-1 engines of the Apollo/Saturn first (S1C) stage illuminates the nighttime scene. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-890 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Launch -- Apollo 17 space vehicle carrying astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans and Harrison H. Schmitt lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at 12:33 am EST December 7, 1972 at the start of NASA's sixth and last manned lunar landing mission in the Apollo program. (KSC-72PC-625 |
| 72-H-1530 | 72-HC-891 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Apollo 17 Mission CommaderEugene A. Cernan says goodbye to closeout team member in white room prior to entering spacecraft. He and Pilot Ronald E. Evans and Harrison H. Schmitt. They lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at 12:33 am EST December 7, 1972 ,at the start of NASA's sixth and last manned lunar landing mission in the Apollo program. (KSC-72PC-627 |
| 72-H-1531 | 72-HC-892 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - In the White Room high above Launch Complex 39A, Ronald Evans prepares to join crew mates in the spacecraft, which is partially shown in the rear. They lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at 12:33 am EST December 7, 1972 ,at the start of NASA's sixth and last manned lunar landing mission in the Apollo program. (KSC-72PC-626 |
| 72-H-1532 | 72-HC-893 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- The group of International fourth science students view the Apollo 17 Launch vehicle from the press site. Students from six continents witnessed the launch of Apollo 17 and will later visit a major science center of the Nation in a two week tour. (KSC) |
| - | 72-HC-894 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Apollo 17 Liftoff -- Apollo17 Saturn V space vehicle illuminates the Florida sky as it streaks to the Moon. / / The Apollo 17 (Spacecraft 114/Lunar Module 12/Saturn 512) was launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 12:33 am (EST) December 7, 1972. Apollo 17, the final lunar landing mission in the NASA's Apollo Program was the first nighttime liftoff of the Saturn V launch vehicle. Aboard the Apollo 17 spacecraft were Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Comman Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot. Flame from the five F-1 engines of the Apollo/Saturn first (S1C) stage illuminates the nighttime scene. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-895 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Apollo 17 Liftoff -- A composite photograph of the Apollo17 space vehicle on the Launch Complex and a streak exposure of the vehicle as it lifted off the Complex. / / The Apollo 17 (Spacecraft 114/Lunar Module 12/Saturn 512) was launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 12:33 am (EST) December 7, 1972. Apollo 17, 12-day mission, the final lunar landing mission in the NASA's Apollo Program was the first nighttime liftoff of the Saturn V launch vehicle. Aboard the Apollo 17 spacecraft were Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Comman Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot. Flame from the five F-1 engines of the Apollo/Saturn first (S1C) stage illuminates the nighttime scene. (JSC) |
| - | 72-HC-896 | Kennedy Space Center, Fla. --- Apollo 17 Liftoff -- A composite photograph of the Apollo17 space vehicle on the Launch Complex and a streak exposure of the vehicle as it lifted off the Complex. / / The Apollo 17 (Spacecraft 114/Lunar Module 12/Saturn 512) was launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 12:33 am (EST) December 7, 1972. Apollo 17, 12-day mission, the final lunar landing mission in the NASA's Apollo Program was the first nighttime liftoff of the Saturn V launch vehicle. Aboard the Apollo 17 spacecraft were Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Comman Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot. Flame from the five F-1 engines of the Apollo/Saturn first (S1C) stage illuminates the nighttime scene. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1542 | 72-HC-901 | Apollo 17 TV Picture (EVA) -- Astronauts Eugene Cernan (on left) and Harrison Schmitt pay their respects and send their best wishes to the member of the International fourth Science Tour who were visiting the Manned Spacecraft Center, in brief ceremonies near the close of the third Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA-3) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. This picture is a reproduction taken from a color television transmission made by the color RCA TV camera mounted on the Lunar Roving Vehicle. Noting that they had collected a very significant rock composed of many fragments, Schmitt said: 'A portion of a rock will be sent to a respresentative agency or musuem in each of the countries represented by the young people in Houston today..' The more than 70 foreign students were in the U.S. visiting space research and science centers. In his closing remarks to the students Cernan remarked: 'We salute you, promise of the future.' (JSC: S72-55420, 10075981) |
| 72-H-1544 | 72-HC-902 | Apollo 17 TV Picture/LM Liftoff ------ The Apollo 17 Lunar Module 'Challenger' ascent stage makes its liftoff from the Taurus-Littrow landing site, in this reproduction taken from a color television transmission made by the color RCA TV camera mounted on the Lunar Roving Vehicle. The LRV-mounted TV camera, remotely controlled from the Mission Control Center at Houston, made it possible for people on Earth to watch the LM's spectacular launch from the Moon. The LM liftoff was 188:01:36 ground elapsed time, 4:54:36 p.m. (CST), Thursday, December 14, 1972. The 'Challenger' ascent stage, with Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan and Harrison H. Schmitt aboard, returned from the lunar surface to rejoin the Command and Service Modules orbiting the Moon. Astronaut Ronald E. Evans remained with the CSM in lunar orbit while Cernan and Schmitt explored the Moon. The LM descent stage is used as a launching platform and remains behind on the Moon. (JSC: S72-55423) |
| 72-H-1543 | 72-HC-903 | The Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - the Apollo 17 Lunar Module 'Challenger' ascent stage leaves the Taurus Littrow landing site is it makes its spectacular liftoff from the lunar surface as seen in this reproduction taken from a color television transmission made by the color RCA TV camera mounted on the Lunar Roving Vehicle. The LRV-mounted TV camera, remotely controlled from the Mission Control Center at Houston, made it possible for people on Earth to watch the LM's spectacular launch from the Moon. The LM liftoff was 188:01:36 ground elapsed time, 4:54:36 p.m. (CST), Thursday, December 14, 1972. The 'Challenger' ascent stage, with Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan and Harrison H. Schmitt aboard, returned from the lunar surface to rejoin the Command and Service Modules orbiting the Moon. Astronaut Ronald E. Evans remained with the CSM in lunar orbit while Cernan and Schmitt explored the Moon. The LM descent stage is used as a launching platform and remains behind on the Moon. Here, the two stages have completely separated and the ascent stage is headed skyward. (JSC: S72-55421) |
| - | 72-HC-905 | Apollo 17 Pacific Recovery ---- Main elements of Apollo 17 recovery Operations highlight this view shortly after splashdown at 2:25 p.m. EST on December 19, 1972. They are: The Apollo 17 spacecraft, prime recovery helicopter and prime recovery vessel, the USS Ticonderoga. It took about an hour from the time astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. Schmitt were transferred from Spacecraft splashdown point to the recovery vessel. (KSC-72PC-648 |
| - | 72-HC-906 | Apollo 17 Pacific Recovery ----- Apollo 17 crewmen, l-r, Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans and Harrison H. Schmitt speak with U.S. Navy pararescueman in life raft while awaiting helicopter pickup to recovery vessel, the USS Ticonderoga, located about 7.4 kilometers (4 nautical miles) from their spacecraft's splashdown point. The astronauts concluded NASA's last mission in the Apollo Lunar Landing Program when their spacecraft carried them to a safe landing in the Pacific Ocean at 2:25 pm EST on December 19, 1972, 648 kilometers (350 nautical miles) southeast of American Samoa. (KSC-72PC-649 |
| - | 72-HC-907 | Aboard the USS Ticonderoga ----- Apollo 17 Monn crew , Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans and Harrison H. Schmitt wave to wellwishers aboard this prime recovery vessel about an hour after they splashed down in the Pacific Ocean about 7.4 kilometers (4 nautical miles) from their spacecraft's splashdown point. The astronauts concluded NASA's last mission in the Apollo Lunar Landing Program when their spacecraft carried them to a safe landing in the Pacific Ocean at 2:25 pm EST on December 19, 1972, 648 kilometers (350 nautical miles) southeast of American Samoa. (KSC-72PC-650 |
| - | 72-HC-908 | Aboard the USS Ticonderoga ----- Apollo 17 Moon crew , Eugene A. Cernan, addresses personnel and guests aboard this prime recovery vessel about an hour after they splashdown in the Pacific Ocean at 2:25 pm EST on December 19, 1972, 648 kilometers (350 nautical miles) southeast of American Samoa, Cernan and astronauts Ronald E. Evans, left, and Harrison H. Schmitt piloted NASA's last manned lunar landing mission in the Apollo program. With the astronauts are l-r, Capt. Norman Green, Commanding Officer of the Ticonderoga: Rear Admiral John Butts, Jr., Commander, Task Force 130, Pacific Recovery Area and Major General David Jones, Commander of the Air Force Eastern Test Range. (KSC-72PC-651 |
| - | 72-HC-909 | Aboard the USS Ticonderoga ----- Dr. Donald Stullken, Apollo 17 Recovery team leader, escorts Mission Commander Eugene A. Cernan to speaker's platforms at the completion of his lunar mission with Harrison H. Schmitt, center and Ronald E. Evans, rear. (KSC-72PC-652 |
| - | 72-HC-910 | Aboard the USS Ticonderoga ----- Apollo 17 Mission Commander Eugene A. Cernan greets the governor of American Samoa following the astronauts return from a 13 day lunar voyage with Harrison H. Schmitt, left and Ronald E. Evans, rear. (KSC-72PC-653 |
| - | 72-HC-911 | Aboard the USS Ticonderoga ----- Apollo 17 Monn crew , Eugene A. Cernan, addresses personnel and guests aboard this prime recovery vessel about an hour after they splashdown in the Pacific Ocean at 2:25 pm EST on December 19, 1972, 648 kilometers (350 nautical miles) southeast of American Samoa, Cernan and astronauts Ronald E. Evans, left, and Harrison H. Schmitt piloted NASA's last manned lunar landing mission in the Apollo program. With the astronauts are l-r, Capt. Norman Green, Commanding Officer of the Ticonderoga: Rear Admiral John Butts, Jr., Commander, Task Force 130, Pacific Recovery Area and Major General David Jones, Commander of the Air Force Eastern Test Range. (KSC-72PC-654 |
| - | 72-HC-912 | Aboard the USS Ticonderoga ----- Apollo 17 Mission Commander Eugene A. Cernan, addresses ship personnel and guests following the successful conclusion of his lunar mission with Astronauts Ronald E. Evans and Harrison H. Schmitt./ / The crew splashdown in the Pacific Ocean at 2:25 pm EST on December 19, 1972, 648 kilometers (350 nautical miles) southeast of American Samoa. (KSC-72PC-655 |
| - | 72-HC-913 | Aboard the USS Ticonderoga --- Two of the three Apollo 17 lunar crewmen listed to shipboard welcoming ceremonies following their recovery from the Pacific Ocean. They are, (l-r) Command Module Pilot Ronald E. Evans and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison H. Schmitt. Not shown at right is Mission Commander Eugene A. Cernan. (KSC-72PC-656 |
| - | 72-HC-914 | Apollo 17 Pacific Recovery (Landing) ----- Apollo 17 Mission Commander Eugene A. Cernan is hoisted aboard helicopter joining crewmates Lunar Module Pilot Harrison H. Schmitt and Mission Commander Eugene A. Cernan at the conclusion of post-lunar flilght recovery activities. / / The astronauts concluded NASA's last mission in the Apollo Lunar Landing Program when their spacecraft carried them to a safe landing in the Pacific Ocean at 2:25 pm EST on December 19, 1972, 648 kilometers (350 nautical miles) southeast of American Samoa. (KSC-72PC-657 |
| - | 72-HC-915 | Apollo 17 Pacific Recovery (Landing) ----- Apollo 17 Command Module Pilot Ronald E. Evans is hoisted aboard recovery helicopter following his safe splashdown in the Pacific Ocean with Lunar Module Pilot Harrison H. Schmitt, who preceded him in the helicopter and Mission Commander Eugene A. Cernan, the last to be taken aboard. The astronauts concluded NASA's last mission in the Apollo Lunar Landing Program when their spacecraft carried them to a safe landing in the Pacific Ocean at 2:25 pm EST on December 19, 1972, 648 kilometers (350 nautical miles) southeast of American Samoa. (KSC-72PC-658 |
| - | 72-HC-916 | Apollo 17 Pacific Recovery (Landing) ----- Apollo 17 Command Module Pilot Ronald E. Evans is hoisted aboard recovery helicopter following his safe splashdown in the Pacific Ocean with Lunar Module Pilot Harrison H. Schmitt, who preceded him in the helicopter and Mission Commander Eugene A. Cernan, the last to be taken aboard. (Shown in background is the USS Ticonderoga) The astronauts concluded NASA's last mission in the Apollo Lunar Landing Program when their spacecraft carried them to a safe landing in the Pacific Ocean at 2:25 pm EST on December 19, 1972, 648 kilometers (350 nautical miles) southeast of American Samoa. (KSC-72PC-659 |
| - | 72-HC-917 | Apollo 17 Pacific Recovery (Landing) ----- Apollo 17 crewmen Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans and Harrison H. Schmitt glided to a safe splashdown taken from a recovery helicopter. NASA's sixth and final manned mission in the Apollo Lunar Landing Program concluded with splashdown, in the Pacific Ocean at 2:25 pm EST on December 19, 1972, 648 kilometers (350 nautical miles) southeast of American Samoa. They were flown by recovery helicopter to the USS Ticonderoga slightly less than an hour after landing. (KSC-72PC-660 |
| - | 72-HC-918 | Apollo 17 Pacific Recovery (Landing) ----- Apollo 17 crewmen Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans and Harrison H. Schmitt safely impacts in the Pacific Ocean in this spectacular overhead photograph taken from a recovery helicopter. NASA's sixth and final manned mission in the Apollo Lunar Landing Program concluded with splashdown, n the Pacific Ocean at 2:25 pm EST on December 19, 1972, 648 kilometers (350 nautical miles) southeast of American Samoa. (KSC-72PC-661 |
| - | 72-HC-919 | Apollo 17 Pacific Recovery (Landing) ----- Apollo 17 Command Module Pilot Ronald E. Evans is helped from spacecraft that carried him and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison H. Schmitt, in life raft, and Mission Commander Eugene A. Cernan, in spacecraft on NASA's last flight in the Apollo lunar program. The astronauts concluded NASA's last mission in the Apollo Lunar Landing Program when their spacecraft carried them to a safe landing in the Pacific Ocean at 2:25 pm EST on December 19, 1972, 648 kilometers (350 nautical miles) southeast of American Samoa. (KSC-72PC-662 |
| - | 72-HC-920 | Apollo 17 Pacific Recovery ----- Apollo 17 crewmen, l-r, Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans and Harrison H. Schmitt speak with U.S. Navy pararescueman in life raft while awaiting helicopter pickup to recovery vessel, the USS Ticonderoga, located about 7.4 kilometers (4 nautical miles) from their spacecraft's splashdown point. The astronauts concluded NASA's last mission in the Apollo Lunar Landing Program when their spacecraft carried them to a safe landing in the Pacific Ocean at 2:25 pm EST on December 19, 1972, 648 kilometers (350 nautical miles) southeast of American Samoa. (KSC-72PC-663 |
| 72-H-1571 | 72-HC-922 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Harrison Schmitt collects lunar rock samples at Station 1 during the first Apollo 17 extravehicular activity at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. (JSC) AS17-134-20425 |
| 72-H-1572 | 72-HC-923 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Harrison Schmitt is photographed seated in the Lunar Roving Vehicle at Station 9 during the third Apollo 17 extravehicular activity. (JSC) AS17-134-20454 |
| 72-H-1573 | 72-HC-924 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Eugene Cernan makes a short checkout of the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the early part of the First Apollo 17 extravehicular activity. (JSC: 10075950) AS17-147-22526 |
| 72-H-1574 | 72-HC-925 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Ronald Evans is photographed performing extravehicular activity during the Apollo 17 spacecraft's transearth coast, (JSC) AS17-152-23391 |
| 72-H-1575 | 72-HC-926 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - An excellent view of the Apollo 17 Command and Service Module photographed from the Lunar ModuleChallenger" during rendezvous and docking maneuvers in lunar orbit." (JSC) AS17-145-22254 |
| 72-H-1576 | 72-HC-927 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Harrison Schmitt is photographed working beside a huge boulder at Station 6 during the third Apollo 17 extravehicular activity at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. (JSC) AS17-146-22294 |
| 72-H-1578 | 72-HC-928 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - A fantastic view of the sphere of the Earth as photographed from the Apollo 17 spacecraft during the final lunar landing mission in the Apollo program. View of the Earth as seen by the Apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon. / This translunar coast photograph extends from the Meditierranean Sea area to the Antarctica south polar ice cap. This is the first time the Apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph the south polar ice cap. Note the heavy cloud cover in the southern hemisphere. Almost the entire coastline of Africa is clearly visible. The Arabian Peninsula can be seen at the northeastern edge of Africa. The large island off the coast of Africa is the Malagasy Republic. The Asian mainland is on the horizon toward the northeast. (JSC) AS17-148-22727, EL-1996-00155, L86-5815 |
| 72-H-1579 | 72-HC-929 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - An excellent view of the desolate lunarscape at Station 4 showing Harrison Schmitt working at the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the second Apollo 17 extravehicular activity. (JSC) AS17-137-21011 |
| 72-H-1580 | 72-HC-930 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Harrison Schmitt is photographed next to the deployed US flag during lunar surface extravehicular activity at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. (JSC) 
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| 72-H-1581 | 72-HC-931 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Harrison Schmitt is photographed next to a huge, split lunar boulder during the third Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA-3) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site on the Moon. Schmitt is the Apollo 17 lunar module pilot. This picture was taken by Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, commander./ / (JSC) AS17-140-21496 |
| 72-H-1582 | 72-HC-932 | Apollo 17 EVA Photo ---- A close up view of the Lunar Roving Vehicle at the Taurus-Littrow landing site photographed during Apollo 17 lunar surface extravehicular activity. Note the makeshift repair arrangement on the right rear fender of th LRV. During EVA-1 a hammer got underneath the fender and a part of it was knoced off. Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan and Harrison H. Schmitt were reporting a problem with lunar dust because of the damaged fender. Following a suggestion from Astronaut John W. Young in the Mission Control Center at Houston the crewmen repaired the fender early in EVA-2 using lunar maps and clamps from the optical alignment telescope lamp. Schmitt is seated in the Rover. Cernan took this picture. (JSC) AS17-137-20979 |
| 72-H-1583 | 72-HC-933 | Apollo 17 EVA Photo ----- A view of the area at Station 4 showing the now highly publicized orange soil which the Apollo 17 crew men found on the Moon during the second extravehicular activity (EVA-2) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. The tripod like object is the gnomon and photometric chart assembly which is used as a photographic reference to establish local vertical Sun angle, scale and lunar color. The gnomon is one of the Apollo Lunar Geology Hand Tools. While Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan and Harrison H. Schmitt descended in the Lunar Module 'Challenger' to explore the lunar surface, Astronaut Ronald E. Evans remained with the Apollo 17 Command and Service Modules in lunar orbit. Schmitt was the crewman who first spoted the orange soil. (JSC) AS17-137-20990 |
| 72-H-1584 | 72-HC-934 | Apollo 17 EVA Photo ----- The Earth appears in the far distant background above the hi-gain antenna of the Lunar Roving Vehicle in this photograph taken by Scientist-Astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt during the third Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA-3) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, Apollo 17 commander, stands beside the LRV. While Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan and Harrison H. Schmitt descended in the Lunar Module 'Challenger' to explore the lunar surface, Astronaut Ronald E. Evans remained with the Apollo 17 Command and Service Modules in lunar orbit. (JSC) AS17-134-20473 |
| 72-H-1585 | 72-HC-935 | Apollo 17 EVA Photo ---- A close up view of the much publicized orange soil which the Apollo 17 crew men found at Station 4 (Shorty Crater) during the second Apollo 17 extravehicular activity at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. The orange soil was first spotted by Scientist-Astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt. While Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan and Harrison H. Schmitt descended in the Lunar Module 'Challenger' to explore the lunar surface, Astronaut Ronald E. Evans remained with the Apollo 17 Command and Service Modules in lunar orbit. The orange soil will be of extreme interest to scientitsts at NASA Manned Spacecraft Center. Orange soil was never seen by the crewmen of the other lunar landing missions -- Apollo 11 (Sea of Tranquility); Apollo 12 (Ocean of Storms); Apollo 114 (Fra Mauro); Apollo 15 (Hadley-Apennines); and Apollo 16 (Descartes). (JSC) AS17-137-20989 |
| 72-H-1586 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Eugene Cernan stands near an overhanging rock during the third Apollo 17 lunar surface extravehicular activity. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1593 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Three Apollo 17 flight directors discuss the lunar landing mission in the Mission Operations Control Room in the Mission Control Center at the Manned Spacecraft Center during the Mission's 2 1/2 hour delay. (JSC: S72-54881) |
| 72-H-1594 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Eugene Cernan operates the Apollo Lunar Surface Drill during the first Apollo 17 extravehicular activity. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1650 | 72-HC-939 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - The Apollo 17 Moon mission crew is greeted at Samos after they splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1595 | 72-HC-940 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - A long view of the lunar surface showing Taurus-Littrow site, looking westward toward ALSEP in background. The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (JSC) AS17-140-21355 |
| 72-H-1596 | 72-HC-941 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Astronaut shown on the Lunar surface with the Lunar Roving Vehicular and the American Flag behind him. The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (JSC) AS17-140-21388 |
| 72-H-1597 | 72-HC-942 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - A view from Cernan's Lunar Vehicle Rover seat, hi-gain antenna, looking southward. The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (72-HC-942: Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - photograph of the lunar surface showing a boulder and an antenna from the Lunar Roving Vehicle.) (JSC) AS17-140-21397 |
| 72-H-1598 | 72-HC-943 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission -Close up view of a large boulder with multiple cracks which Schmitt described in detail. The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (JSC) AS17-140-21438 |
| 72-H-1599 | 72-HC-944 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - photograph of the lunar surface showing a large boulder in comparison to the tiny Lunar Roving Vehicle. The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (JSC) AS17-140-21494 |
| 72-H-1600 | 72-HC-945 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Astronaut Eugene Cernan, Commander, is shown saluting the American flag, the Lunar Module and Lunar Rover Vehicle also most obscured, looking southward on the lunar surface during the last manned flight EVA. The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (JSC: 10075952) AS17-134-20380 |
| 72-H-1601 | 72-HC-946 | Apollo 17 EVA Photo ---- Schmitt collects lunar rake samples, North Massif on the right. Apollo 17, the last manned flight, was launched December 7, 1972. The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (JSC) AS17-134-20426 |
| 72-H-1602 | 72-HC-947 | Apollo 17 EVA Photo ---- A distant view of the lunar surface showiong Astronaut Harrison Schmitt with Lunar Module, Lunar Roving Vehicle , and the ALSEP, looking westward, S. Massif, Family Mountain in the background. The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (72-HC-947 Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Photo of the Astronauts doing lunar activity. Shown with the Command and Services Modules and the Lunar Roving Vehicle in the background.) (JSC) AS17-134-20435 |
| 72-H-1603 | 72-HC-948 | Apollo 17 EVA Photo ---- Close up view of the US Flag and the Earth in the far distance background. The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (JSC) AS17-134-20466 |
| 72-H-1604 | 72-HC-949 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - A close up view on the moon of Astronaut Cernan preparing to board the Lunar Rover, South Massif in background. the last lunar manned flight, was launched December 7, 1972. The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Luanr Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in teh Taurus-Littrow mountainous region of the moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (JSC) AS17-134-20476 |
| 72-H-1605 | 72-HC-950 | Apollo 17 EVA Photo ---- Cernan unveiling commerative plaque at Lunar Module ladder. The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (JSC) AS17-134-20481 |
| 72-H-1606 | 72-HC-951 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission --- The last lunar manned fllight, Extravehicular activity on the lunar surface - shown are the Deployed ALSEP components,including LEAM, RTG, and the Central Station. (JSC) AS17-134-20500 |
| 72-H-1607 | 72-HC-952 | Apollo 17 EVA Photo ---- Lunar Module at Taurus-Littrow, this was the last photograph taken on the lunar surface. The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (72-HC-952 Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - The Command and Service Module on the lunar surface.) (JSC) AS17-134-20513 |
| 72-H-1608 | 72-HC-953 | Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, TX. --- Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - A photo taken of Harrison Schmitt on the inside of the Lunar Module spacecraft prior to liftoff from lunar surface. Apollo 17 the last manned flight, was launched December 7, 1972. The Apollo 17 crew consist of Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot . (JSC) AS17-134-20530 |
| 72-H-1609 | 72-HC-954 | Apollo 17 EVA Photo - Earth in far distant background seen above large lunar boulder. The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (JSC) AS17-137-20910 |
| 72-H-1610 | 72-HC-955 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission -Close-up showing multicollored clasts embedded in larger rock. The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (72-HC-955 Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - photograph of the lunar surface showing a large rock.) (JSC) AS17-137-20972 |
| 72-H-1611 | 72-HC-956 | Apollo 17 EVA Photo ---EVA-2 photograph, looking into Shorty Crater, taken at Station 4. The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (JSC) AS17-137-20992 |
| 72-H-1612 | 72-HC-957 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission ---- Photograph of the lunar surface from Apollo spacecraft. In view small craters and mountainous areas can be seen. (JSC) AS17-147-22465 |
| 72-H-1613 | 72-HC-958 | Apollo 17 EVA Photo ----Cernan test drives 'stripped down' Rover prior to loadup. The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. )72-HC-958 Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - photograph of Harrison Schmitt on a Lunar Rover Vehicle on the Lunar surface.) (JSC) AS17-147-22523 |
| 72-H-1614 | 72-HC-959 | Apollo 17 EVA Photo ----- Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, Apollo 17 mission commander, makes a short checkout of the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the early part of the first Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA-1) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. The Lunar Module is in the background. This view of the 'stripped down' Rover is prior to loadup. This photograph was taken by Scientist-Astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot./ / The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (72-HC-959 Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - photograph of Harrison Schmitt on a Lunar Rover Vehicle on the Lunar surface. The Command and Service modules are behind him.) (JSC) AS17-147-22527 |
| 72-H-1615 | 72-HC-960 | Apollo 17 EVA Photo ---- LSP geophone flag, gnomon is foreground, ALSEP, N. Massif in background shown on the lunar surface. (72-HC-960 Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - photograph of the Lunar surface, and Astronaut foot prints.) (JSC) AS17-147-22548 |
| 72-H-1616 | 72-HC-961 | Apollo 17 EVA Photo ---- A photograph of the Astronaut Harrison Schmitt working with lunar scoop, gnomon atop boulder in foreground during extravehicular activities on the lunar surface. The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (72-HC-961 Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - photograph of the Astronaut Harrison Schmitt using a lunar drill during extravehicular activities on the lunar surface.) (JSC) AS17-145-22157 |
| 72-H-1617 | 72-HC-962 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission (EVA Photo ) ---- Large boulder field at Taurus-Littrow, looking northeasterly./ / The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of the moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (JSC) AS17-145-22183 |
| 72-H-1618 | 72-HC-963 | Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, TX. --- Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - A photo taken of the Moon showing tracks on the lunar surface from the lunar rover. Apollo 17 was the last manned flight, it was launched December 7, 1972. The Apollo 17 crew consist of Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot . (JSC) AS17-145-22198 |
| 72-H-1619 | 72-HC-964 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission (EVA Photo) ---- A view from Lunar Module window looking westward toward the ALSEP site. Lots of tire tracks and footprints can be seen in this view./ / The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (JSC) AS17-145-22206 |
| 72-H-1620 | 72-HC-965 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission (EVA Photo) --- The U.S. flag is can be seen through LM window, looking toward N. Massif, LM thrusters./ / The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (JSC) AS17-145-22216 |
| 72-H-1621 | 72-HC-966 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission (EVA Photo) ---- Astronaut Eugene Cernan inside Lunar Module following lunar surface EVA./ / The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (JSC) AS17-145-22224 |
| 72-H-1622 | 72-HC-967 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission (EVA Photo) ---- Command Service Module from Lunar Module during rendezvous, note lunar surface reflection on Command Module./ / The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (72-HC-967 Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - photograph of the Apollo spacecraft taking off from the lunar surface.) (JSC) AS17-145-22273 |
| 72-H-1623 | 72-HC-968 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission (EVA Photo) ----- A view of Eratosthenes Crater, looking southward from Command Service Module, Copernicus on horizon. (72-HC-968 Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - photograph of the lunar surface showing the sphere of the Moon.) (JSC) [[Image:AS17-145-22285.jpg|AS17-145-22285], 10075986 |
| 72-H-1624 | 72-HC-969 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Scientist-Astronaut Schmitt removes samples from large boulder during extravehicular activites./ / The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (JSC) AS17-146-22338 |
| 72-H-1625 | 72-HC-970 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Photograph of the a large boulder containing lilght clasts, S. Massif in background./ / The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (JSC) AS17-146-22351 |
| 72-H-1626 | 72-HC-971 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission -- Excellent view of the Lunar Rover Vehicular at Taurus-Littrow landing site./ / The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (JSC) AS17-146-22367 |
| 72-H-1627 | 72-HC-972 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - A view of the S-IVB/LM (lunar module) seen from Command Service Module prior to Lunar Module extraction, note debris. / / The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (72-HC-972 Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - photograph of the Lunar Commanding and Service modules in space.) (JSC) AS17-148-22688 |
| 72-H-1628 | 72-HC-973 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Expended S-IVB after LM (lunar module) extraction as seen from Command Service Module (CSM) in black sky./ / The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (72-HC-973 Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Part of the Saturn vehicle floating in space.) (JSC) AS17-148-22713 |
| 72-H-1629 | 72-HC-974 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - A close view of the Earth taken by the Apollo 17 crew during their trip back to Earth. The southern part of Africa, portion of Antarctica, during translunar coast./ / The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (JSC) AS17-148-22717 |
| 72-H-1630 | 72-HC-975 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - An view of the exterior of the Command Module, seen from inside Lunar Module (LM) duirng translunar coast. (JSC) AS17-148-22755 |
| 72-H-1631 | 72-HC-976 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Crescent earthrise prior to TEI, lunar farside in foreground./ / The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (72-HC-976 Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Photograph of the the Earth rise from the lunar surface.) (JSC) AS17-152-23274 |
| 72-H-1632 | 72-HC-977 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - A crescent earth set, dark edge of moon silhouetted creates an illusion similar to the horns of a bull. / / The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (72-HC-977 Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Photograph taken from the Apollo 17 crew on their trip back to Earth.) (JSC) AS17-152-23279 |
| 72-H-1633 | 72-HC-978 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Beautiful full Moon after TEI 1/3 of surface visible is lunar far side. (JSC) AS17-152-23311, AS17-152-23312, 10075991 |
| 72-H-1634 | 72-HC-979 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Astronaut Ronald Evans performs transearth extravehicular activity./ / The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (JSC) AS17-152-23374 |
| 72-H-1635 | 72-HC-980 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission --- Transearth EVA --- Ronald Evans retrieves mapping and stellar cameras film cassette. (JSC) AS17-152-23393 |
| 72-H-1636 | 72-HC-981 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Lunar Module ascent stage against black sky, seen from Command Service Module (CSM) during rendezvous./ / The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (JSC) AS17-149-22857 |
| 72-H-1637 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Eugene Cernan, along with fellow Astronauts are greeted in a greeted in a ceremony upon their return from the Moon. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1638 | 72-HC-982 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Mission Control Center --- Dr. James C. Fletcher, Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, monitors Astronaut Eugene Cernan at the lunar module ladder during the first EVA on the moon. / / The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (72-HC-982 Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Mission Control Center controller monitor the Apollo 17 press conference held before splashdown. Eugene Cernan can be seen on the large screen in the back.) (JSC) |
| 72-H-1639 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Eugene Cernan is greeted by his mother after return of the Apollo 17 crew's trip to the Moon. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1640 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Eugene Cernan and Ronald Evans are greeted by his mother after return of the Apollo 17 crew's trip to the Moon. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1641 | 72-HC-983 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Mission Control Center controller monitor the Apollo 17 press conference held the day before splashdown. The press asked the crew questions for an half hour about their flight. (72-HC-983 Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Dr. James Fletcher monitors Eugene Cernan at the lunar module ladder during the first EVA on the Moon.) (JSC) |
| 72-H-1642 | 72-HC-984 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Flight directors and mission Control Center staff monitor the raising of the American Flag on the lunar surface by Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1643 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Dr. Christopher Kraft applauds and enjoy his ceremonial cigar with the flight directors and Mission Control Center staff after the Apollo 17 splashdown safely in the Pacific. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1644 | 72-HC-985 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Mission Control Center celebrate the safe return of the Apollo 17 prime crew (Cernan, Evans, and Schmitt) aboard the recovery ship USS Ticonderoga./ / The Apollo 17 crew Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972. Cernan and Schmitt spent 75 hours in the Taurus-Littrow mountains region of teh moon, southeast of the Serenitatis Basin. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1645 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Harrison Schmitt loses his balance and heads for a fall during the second Apollo 17 extravehicular activity at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1646 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Harrison Schmitt is seen anchoring the geophone module with a flag during the first Apollo 17 extravehicular activity at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1647 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - The two Moon-exploring Apollo 17 crew men are seen facing the TV camera during the second extravehicular activity. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1648 | - | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Artist concept of Ronald Evans making a space walk to transfer a film cassette from the Goodyear Aerospace radar recorder in the Service Module. to the Command Module for the return to Earth. (JSC) |
| 72-H-1650 | 72-HC-986 | Apollo 17 -- Aboard the USS Ticonderoga --- The Apollo 17 Moon crew is greeted at Samoa after they splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 2:25 p.m. EST Dec. 19, 1972. Their spacecraft touched down 7.4 kilometers (4 nautical miles) from the USS Ticonderoga, and 648 kilometers (350 nautical miles) southeast of American Samoa. (JSC) |
| 73-H-26 | 73-HC-25 | Apollo 17 Orange Soil ----- A photomicrograph of spheres and fragments in the orange soil which was brought back from the Taurus-Littrow landing site by the Apollo 17 prime crew. Scientist-Astronauts Harrison H. Schmitt discovererd the 'orange' soil at Shorty Crater during the second Apollo 17 lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA-2). It has been discovered that the orange color was caused by the very fine spheres and fragments of orange glass in the midst of darker colored, larger grain material. The sample in this picture, magnified 31.5 times, ashows particles in the 150-250 micron size range (fine sand). Finer particles, similar in size to particles making up silt, are more distinctly orange in colorl (JSC: S73-15083) |
| 73-H-27 | 73-HC-26 | Apollo 17 Orange Soil. These orange glass spheres and fragments are the finest particles ever brought back from the Moon. Ranging in size from 20 to 45 microns (about 1/1000 of an inch) the particles are magnified 160 times in this photomicrograph made in the Lunar Receiving Laboratory at the Manned Spacecraft Center. The orange soil was brought back from the Taurus-Littrow landing site by the Apollo 17 crewmen. Scientist-Astronauts Harrison H. Schmitt discovererd the 'orange' soil at Shorty Crater during the second Apollo 17 lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA-2). The orange particles in this photomicrograph, which are intermixed with black-speckled grains, are about the same size as the particles that compose silt on Earth. (JSC: S73-15171) |
| 73-H-84 | 73-HC-74 | Washington, D. C. --- Eugene Cernan, Commander of the Apollo 17 Lunar Mission addresses members of the House of Representatives after receiving a standing ovation./ / The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Apollo 17 flight crew, Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. Schmitt, met with members of the House and Senate during a visit to the Nation's Capitol on Monday, January 22, 1973. (JSC) |
| 73-H-85 | 73-HC-75 | Washington, D.C. ---- Eugene A. Cernan, Commander of the Apollo 17 Lunar Mission addresses members of the House of Representatives, after receiving a standing ovation./ / The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Apollo 17 flight crew, Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. Schmitt, met with members of the House and Senate during a visit to the Nation's Capitol on Monday, January 22, 1973. (JSC) |
| 73-H-86 | 73-HC-76 | Washington, D.C. ---- Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 17 Lunar Mission addresses members of the House of Representatives./ / The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Apollo 17 flight crew, Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. Schmitt, met with members of the House and Senate during a visit to the Nation's Capitol on Monday, January 22, 1973. (JSC) |
| 73-H-87 | 73-HC-77 | Washington, D.C. ---- Dr. Harrison Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot for the Apollo 17 Lunar Mission addresses members of the House of Representatives./ / The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Apollo 17 flight crew, Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. Schmitt, met with members of the House and Senate during a visit to the Nation's Capitol on Monday, January 22, 1973. (JSC) |
| 73-H-87 | 73-HC-78 | Washington, D.C. ---- Dr. Harrison Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot for the Apollo 17 Lunar Mission addresses members of the House of Representatives./ / The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Apollo 17 flight crew, Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. Schmitt, met with members of the House and Senate during a visit to the Nation's Capitol on Monday, January 22, 1973. (JSC) |
| 73-H-87 | 73-HC-79 | Washington, D.C. ---- The Apollo 17 Astronauts, with Dr. James C. Fletcher, NASA Administrator, meet with Speaker of the House, Carl Albert before addressing the Membership of the House Representatives during a visit to the Capitol on Monday, January 22, 1973./ / Left to right: Congressman G. P. Miller, California; OE. Tengue, Texas; Astronaut Ronald E. Evans; Congressman Frank Evans, Colorado; Astronauts Harrison H. Schmitt and Eugene A. Cernan; Speaker Carl Albert; Dr. James C. Flethcer; Congressman J.B. Anderson, Illinois; and Congressman T. P. O'Neil, Massachusetts. (JSC) |
| 73-H-146 | 73-HC-146 | Apollo 17 Rock Sample --A close up view of the Apollo 17 lunar rock sample No. 76055 being studied and analyzed in the Lunar Receiving Laboratory at the Manned Spacecraft Center. (JSC) |
| 73-H-147 | 73-HC-147 | Apollo 17 Rock Sample --- A close up view of the Apollo 17 lunar rock sample No. 70035 being studied and analyzed in the Lunar Receiving Laboratory at the Manned Spacecraft Center. (JSC) |
| 73-H-198 | 73-HC-181 | Apollo 17 EVA --- Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, Commander of the mission, adjusts the Flag planted on the Moon at Taurus-Littrow. A view of the Earth can be seen in the background. Photo was taken by Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot. (JSC) AS17-134-20387 |
| 73-H-199 | 73-HC-182 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - Eugene Cernan 's picture was taken during lunar activities by Harrison Schmitt. The American Flag is just in back of Cernan on the left and part of the Lunar Roving Vehicle can be seen to the right. (JSC) AS17-140-21391 |
| 73-H-227 | - | A close up of radar images of the Moon's surface, obtained by the Apollo 17 Lunar Sounder Experiment in December of 1972, covers an area immediately east of the Sea of Crises. (JPL) |
| 73-H-267 | 73-HC-252 | Apollo Lunar Mission - This view of Southwestern Australia was captured by the Apollo 17 crew during their Journey toward the Moon. Most of Australia (center) and part of Antarctica are visible in this photo of a three-quarters Earth, recorded with a 70mm handheld Hasselblad camera using a 250mm lens. (JSC) AS17-148-22742 |
| 73-H-394 | - | Artist Chet Jesierski of Apollo 17 recovery aboard USS Ticonderoga./ (NASA HQ) |
| 73-H-395 | - | Artist Chet Jesierski of Apollo 17 recovery aboard USS Ticonderoga./ (NASA HQ) |
| 73-H-396 | - | Artist Chet Jesierski of Apollo 17 recovery aboard USS Ticonderoga./ (NASA HQ) |
| 73-H-397 | - | Artist Chet Jesierski of Apollo 17 recovery aboard USS Ticonderoga./ (NASA HQ) |
| 73-H-434 | - | Apollo 17 astronaut Eugene A. Cernan watching the launch of Skylab 2 lift off. He was among 27 former POW's who attended the launch as NASA guests. (JSC: KSC-73P-308 |
| 73-H-786 | 73-HC-398 | Apollo Lunar Mission - This is a photograph of an Apollo 17 sample lunar rock #70017, which was called theGoodwill rock". It is vesicular basalt of volcanic origin almost 3 kilograms in weight and its dimensions 18 by 14 by 10 centimeters. It was collected near the Lunar Module during the last EVA shortly before ingression." (JSC: S73-15720) |
| - | 73-HC-438 | Kennedy Space Cener, Fla. -- Skylab 2 Launch --- Apollo 17 astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, right foreground, is flanked by former POW Air Force Major Bill Elander and his 2 1/2 year old son, Ben, and Air Force Capt. Tim Ayers as they viewed the Skylab space station lift off today form Complex 39A. (JSC: KSC-73PC-238 |
| 73-H-553 | 73-HC-472 | Apollo 17 Lunar Mission - EVA ON MOON --- Harrison Schmitt is photographed standing beside the deployed US Flag at the Tauru-Littrow landing site on the Moon. Dr. Schmitt, a civilian, holds a Ph. D in geology from Harvard University. This photograph was taken during the first extravehicular activity (EVA-1) by Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, Apollo 17 commander. In the immediate background are the Lunar ModuleChallenger" and the Lunar Roving Vehicle." (JSC) AS17-134-20382 |
| 73-H-832 | 73-HC-664 | Johnson Space Center, Texas -- Apollo Onboard View --- Apollo 17 Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmidt demonstrates the squeezable 'glass' that enables the Astronauts to drink in zero gravity. Launched December 6, 1972, Apollo 17 was the last of the Apollo-Saturn missions. (JSC) AS17-162-24043 |
| 73-H-833 | 73-HC-665 | Johnson Space Center, Texas -- Apollo Onboard View --- Apollo Lunar Mission - Apollo 17 Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans shaves during the return flight from the Moon. Launched December 6, 1972, Apollo 17 was the last of the Apollo-Saturn missions. (JSC) AS17-162-24173 |
| - | 73-HC-934 | Apollo 17 Reduction Sheet #1 (NASA HQ) |
| - | 73-HC-935 | Apollo 17 Reduction Sheet #2 (NASA HQ) |
| - | 73-HC-936 | Apollo 17 Reduction Sheet #3 (NASA HQ) |
| - | 73-HC-937 | Apollo 17 Reduction Sheet #4 (NASA HQ) |
| - | 73-HC-938 | Apollo 17 Reduction Sheet #5 (NASA HQ) |
| - | 73-HC-939 | Apollo 17 Reduction Sheet #6 (NASA HQ) |
| - | 73-HC-940 | Apollo 17 Reduction Sheet #7 (NASA HQ) |
| - | 73-HC-941 | Apollo 17 Reduction Sheet #8 (NASA HQ) |
| 73-H-1175 | - | Skylab 4 MCC Activity --Two of the three Apollo 17 crewmen join in commemoration of their historical lunar landing mission of one year ago by presenting to flight controllers in Mission Control Center the US flag which flew with them to the Moon. Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, center, Apollo 17 Commander, and Harrison H. Schmitt, right, Lunar Module Pilot, are shown with Eugene F. Kranz, who accepted the flag on behalf of all the flight controllers during special ceremonies in the Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) of MCC during the third manned Skylab mission. Kranz is chief of the Flight Control Division of the Flight Operations Directorate at JSC. (JSC) |
| - | 75-HC-159 | Apollo 17 EVA Photo -- Scientist-Astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt is photographed standing next to a huge, split lunar boulder during the third Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA-3) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. Schmitt is the Apollo 17 lunar module pilot. This picture was taken by Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, commander. While Cernan and Schmitt descended in the Lunar Module 'Challenger' to explore the lunar surface. Astronaut Ronald E. Evans, command module pilot, remained with the Apollo 17 Command and Service Modules in lunar orbit. (This lunar scene is a composite of three views). (JSC: S73-22871) |
| - | 77-HC-83 | Apollo 17 Lunar Sample --- a photomicrograph of a thin section of Apollo 17 lunar sample number 70017. This sample was among those brought back from the Taurus-Littrow landing site on the Moon. Sample njumber 70017 was described as loose rock vesicular, porphyritic, coarse-grained basalt. (JSC: S77-21995) |
| - | 77-HC-86 | Apollo 17 Lunar Sample --- a photomicrograph of a thin section of Apollo 17 lunar sample number 70017. This sample was among those brought back from the Taurus-Littrow landing site on the Moon. Sample njumber 70017 was described as loose rock vesicular, porphyritic, coarse-grained basalt. (JSC: S77-21994) |
| 77-H-608 | - | Artist Paul Galle made this sketch of a Saturn V Launch of Apollo 17, the last manned flight to the Moon, December 1972. (NASA HQ) |
| 79-H-597 | 79-HC-455 | Solar System - from NASA Spacecraft these images of six of the planets in our solar system and the Earth's moon were taken. The picture mosaic consists of: Foreground the Earth rise over the lunar surface with the sun flare on the edge of the Earth's limb. First planet above the moon is Venus, top left to right are the planets Jupiter, Mercury, Mars and Saturn./ / Picture image taken by:/ / Earth - Apollo 17/ Lunar Surface - Apollo 8/ Sun- Apollo 12/ Venus - Pioneer Venus/ Jupiter- Voyager I/ Mercury - Mariner 10/ Saturn- Pioneer 11/ Mars - Viking (JPL) |
| 83-H-213 | 83-HC-213 | EARTH --- Earth as seen from the Apollo 17 spacecraft. A star background has been added by an artist. (JPL) |
During 1998 to 2001, NASA created an index to locate images in its photographic files and to calculate the total number of items appearing in each respective media or format. The index can be searched online at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Access to Archival Databases (AAD) under Subjects: Space flight.
- Index to 38,000+ Black and White Photograph Files, created, 1998 - 2001, documenting the period 1958 - 1991
- Index to 26,000+ Color Photograph Files, created, 1998 - 2001, documenting the period 1958 - 1983.
The structure of the national headquarters identification citation in the index provides the key to locating the image.
- For "Black and White Photograph Files, 1964-1991" the black and white identification string incorporates the final two digits of the year, followed by the "H" designator, followed by the item number, e.g., 68-H-277.
- For "Color photograph Files, 1965-1983" the "Color ID" identification string incorporates the final two digits of the year in which the photograph was entered into the national headquarters filing system, followed by the "HC" designator, followed by the item number, e.g., 68-HC-1209.
- For "Historical Photograph Files, 1958-1964" the identification string incorporates the final two digits of the year in which the photograph was entered into the national headquarters filing system, followed by a subject category, followed by the item number, e.g., 62-Apollo-1.
- For "Color Photograph Files Relating to Projects, Astronauts, and Events, 1958-1965" the "Color ID" identification string incorporates the subject designator, followed by the item number, e.g., GEMINI-89.
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