On Dec. 11, 1972, Apollo 17 became the last mission to launch humans on the moon. Space History Archives👉https://space-com.visitlink.me/OmbS9K With two astronauts on board, the lunar module Challenger touched down in an area called the Taurus-Littrow valley, where they spent three days doing moonwalks and collecting samples. Commander Gene Cernan was the last person to set foot on the lunar surface as he followed the lunar module pilot, Harrison Schmitt, back into the spacecraft on the last day

50 years ago today, the Apollo 17 lunar module "Challenger" departed the Moon with Harrison Schmitt and Gene Cernan, the last astronauts to walk on the Moon. LM liftoff was captured by a TV camera on the LRV that was left behind. More on how it was accomplished: https://s.si.edu/3IP4eoD | National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution