Apollo 17 Concludes: Moon Landing Era Ends with Congressional Address
The crew of Apollo 17 addressed a joint session of Congress after completing the final manned mission to the Moon, closing the Apollo program that had landed twelve Americans on the lunar surface. Commander Eugene Cernan and geologist Harrison Schmitt had collected 243 pounds of samples during the most scientifically productive lunar mission. No human has returned to the Moon since their departure, making their congressional address the last first-person account of lunar exploration for over fifty years.
January 22, 1973
53 years ago
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