December 14th - on this day in 1972, NASA astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt lifted off from the surface of the Moon onboard Apollo lunar module Challenger's ascent stage, docking to Apollo command and service module America, piloted by Ronald Evans, approx. two hours later. No humans have visited the Moon since then, 53 years ago. The Apollo 17 Command Module is on display at Space Center Houston. The video was taken using a camera on the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), and was remotely

On March 3, 1969, Apollo 9 launched three astronauts on the first crewed test flight of NASA’s lunar module, which astronauts later used to land on the moon. See More Space History 👉 https://space-com.visitlink.me/cIVx1k Astronauts James McDivitt, David Scott and Rusty Schweickart orbited Earth for 10 days. They tested the lunar module’s engines and navigation systems. They also practiced docking and undocking the command module and the lunar module in orbit. (On the fourth day, they took a spa

Apollo 17 command module pilot Ron Evans leaving the spacecraft during the return journey from the Moon to retrieve film canisters from the Scientific Instrument Module. It remains the only spacewalk conducted in deep space. Original film source: Apollo Flight Journal. Follow @spaceeves #Apollo17 #SpaceHistory #NASA | SpaceEve