Apollo 17 was more than a farewell; it was a sophisticated scientific mission. Led by Commander Eugene Cernan, the crew ...

On Dec. 11, 1972, Apollo 17 became the last mission to launch humans on the moon. With two astronauts on board, the lunar module Challenger touched down in an area called the Taurus-Littrow valley, ...

Apollo 17 Commander Eugene Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt to Appear at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Friday, Dec. 13 ...

Dec. 11 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1816, Indiana joined the United States as its 19th state. In 1936, Britain's King Edward VIII abdicated to marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson.

Shaving was something of a job on all the Apollo missions because in Zero-G, water doesn't just run off the face. Flickr/NASA Photo/ Project Apollo Archive The last human to walk on the moon was ...