Apollo 17, the most recent mission to land on the Moon, splashed down in the Pacific Ocean today (Dec. 19) in 1972. What we learned from Apollo is preparing us for NASA Artemis missions, which will return humanity to the lunar surface. https://go.nasa.gov/3CabF8z | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

December 14th - on this day in 1972, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration 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, 52 years ago. The Apollo 17 Command Module is on display at Space Center Houston. The video was taken using a camera on t