Apollo 17 TV Broadcast from Lunar Rover PART 2
This is footage broadcasted to NASA from the camera on the lunar rover vehicle in order for mission control to not only document the mission but also help the crew during their extra vehicular activity. Apollo 17 (December 719, 1972) was the final mission of NASA s Apollo program; it remains the most recent time humans have travelled beyond low Earth orbit. Its crew consisted of Commander Eugene Cernan, Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt, and Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans. Launched at 12:33 a. m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on December 7, 1972, Apollo 17 was a Jtype mission that included three days on the lunar surface, extended scientific capability, and the use of the third Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV).
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