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

Challenger on the moon: The Apollo 17 landed on the moon at Taurus-Littrow on Dec. 11, 1972, for a 75-hr.… Read more Fifty years ago: The last Apollo lands on the moon

Destination Taurus-Littrow: A view of the valley Apollo 17 aimed to explore, taken as it passed over the site. The… Read more Fifty years ago: Apollo 17 enters lunar orbit

Fifty years ago: The Apollo 17 photo of the full Earth, showing the Middle East (at top), Africa and Antarctica.… Read more Apollo 17: TLI-ing through sunrise