On Dec. 11, 1972, Apollo 17 became the last mission to launch humans on the moon. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on ...

This picture, taken from the command module America, shows Apollo 17's lunar module Challenger's ascent stage in lunar orbit. Small reaction control thrusters are at the sides of the moonship with the ...

This weekend 50 years ago, NASA launched Apollo 17 in what was its sixth and final Apollo mission to land on the Moon. The crew was made up of three astronauts: Commander Gene Cernan, Lunar Module ...

Forty years ago today, NASA's final mission to the moon blasted off. This gallery looks at man's last journey to the moon and back. 07 December 2012 • 12:01am Forty years ago today, NASA's final ...