Walt Cunningham observes the Earth during Apollo 7, Oct. 11-22, 1968 ***** Who remembers Apollo 7, quickly overshadowed by Apollo… Read more Apollo 7’s Walt Cunningham (1932-2023)

Apollo 17: Rambling through a boulder field. ***** Apollo is over.  You and I have flown every mission since the… Read more Apollo revisited: a personal note

Dec. 19, 1972: Apollo 17 descends on its three main parachutes during the final seconds of the Apollo program. *****… Read more Fifty years ago: Splashdown ends the age of Apollo

Dec. 17, 1972: Ron Evans, carrying a film cassette, works his way along handrails on the exterior of Apollo 17’s… Read more Fifty years ago: One last spacewalk in deep space

Dec. 16, 1972: The moon as Apollo 17 pulls away. A slice of the backside is visible on the right.… Read more Fifty years ago: Farewell — Apollo 17 leaves lunar orbit

Dec. 14, 1972: The Lunar Module Challenger at the moment of ignition and liftoff, ending Apollo’s last exploration of the… Read more Fifty years ago: Apollo’s last lunar liftoff

Fifty years ago, Dec. 12, 1972: The discovery of orange soil at Shorty crater ***** It’s the December 12, 1972,… Read more Apollo 17, EVA #2: The orange soil

Fifty years ago: A few of Challenger from behind it, with South Massif looming in the distance. *** The sun… Read more Apollo 17, EVA #1: The first of the last moonwalks