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Thursday December 7, 1972

Launch of Apollo Mission Apollo 17

51 years ago

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Apollo 17
Apollo 17
SA-512, Apollo 17's Saturn V rocket, on the launch pad awaiting liftoff, November 1972
SA-512, Apollo 17's Saturn V rocket, on the launch pad awaiting liftoff, November 1972
Commander Eugene A. Cernan
Commander Eugene A. Cernan
Command Module Pilot Ronald E. Evans Jr.
Command Module Pilot Ronald E. Evans Jr.
Lunar Module Pilot Harrison H. Schmitt
Lunar Module Pilot Harrison H. Schmitt
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