Apollo 17 America-Challenger crewed lunar-landing spacecraft family
NASA Apollo 17 spacecraft family carried the final Apollo lunar-landing crew; lunar module Challenger supported the Taurus-Littrow landing and command module America returned the crew and samples to Earth in December 1972.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Apollo 17Apollo 17 spacecraftAmericaChallengerApollo 17 command and service moduleApollo 17 lunar module
- Family Name
- Apollo 17
- Full Name
- Apollo 17 America-Challenger crewed lunar-landing spacecraft family
- Roles
- crewed_spacecraftorbiterlandersample_returnresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA Apollo 17 spacecraft family carried the final Apollo lunar-landing crew; lunar module Challenger supported the Taurus-Littrow landing and command module America returned the crew and samples to Earth in December 1972.
- First Flight Year
- 1,972
- Last Flight Year
- 1,972
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/apollo-17/
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 08:58:57 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 08:58:57 UTC