#OTD 44 years ago, we remember and salute Commander Eugene A. Cernan, Command Module Pilot Ronald E.
#OTD 44 years ago, we remember and salute Commander Eugene A. Cernan, Command Module Pilot Ronald E. Evans and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison P. Schmitt of #Apollo17, the last astronauts on the Moon. With the first scientist to visit and work on the lunar surface, the primary scientific objectives included “geological surveying and sampling of materials and surface features in a preselected area of the Taurus-Littrow region; deploying and activating surface experiments; and conducting in-flight experiments and photographic tasks during lunar orbit and transearth coast.”Recommended: ‘The Real Story Of Apollo 17…And Why We Never Went Back To The Moon’ (@io9dotcom) -- source link
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