Apolo 17: La última misión tripulada a la Luna

Video from the channel National Space Centre about Apollo 17, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 3:31. Language: English. Video type: Documentary.

A National Space Centre explainer, published on the mission's 50th anniversary, telling who the last man to walk on the Moon was and what Apollo 17 achieved.

Apollo 17, the sixth and final Apollo mission to reach the Moon, landed on 11 December 1972 between the Sea of Serenity and the Sea of Tranquility. Ronald Evans stayed in orbit, while Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt, the first scientist on the Moon, descended to the surface. It was the programme's only night launch, and the Blue Marble photograph was taken during the journey.

In 22 hours and 4 minutes on the surface, with a rover that reached 11.2 mph, they collected about 110 kg of samples. These included orange volcanic glass soil and an ancient rock pointing to a past lunar magnetic field. Cernan took the last steps on 14 December. The video closes with the Artemis programme.