The last time anyone drove on the Moon was way back in 1972 when the astronauts of Apollo 17 took the Lunar Roving Vehicle for one last spin. Now, NASA is plotting a return to the Moon’s surface ...

The Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle set includes a displayable model version of the lunar rover module carried to the moon by Apollo 17, full of authentic details. View Deal.

Apollo 17 commander Eugene A. Cernan is holding the lower corner of the American flag during the mission's first EVA, December 12, 1972. (Photograph by Harrison J. "Jack" Schmitt, NASA) ...

While we may remember the "one small step" more than anything else, the first Lunar Rover has its own interesting story ...

The Apollo 17 landing site is the last place where humans hung out on the Moon, and now we’re going back. Well, not us exactly, but a couple of fancy robots may soon get the chance to cruise ...

Shortly after midnight, 50 years ago this morning, the Apollo 17 mission lifted off from Florida. With Gene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt, and Ron Evans on board, this was NASA's sixth and final ...

Apollo 17 was the last mission to place human on the moon 50 years ago. The rocket lifted off Dec. 7, 1972, and the crew stepped onto the moon Dec. 11.

Harrison Schmitt was one of three astronauts on Apollo 17 – NASA's last mission to the moon. 50 years later, he is still amazed he got the opportunity at all.

Apollo 17 lifted off at 12:33 a.m. EST, Dec. 7, 1972, from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center after a two-hour-and-40-minute delay. It was the first night launch of the Saturn V rocket ...

The 1972 Apollo 17 lunar module’s ascent from the Moon was captured by a camera mounted on a rover left behind on the lunar surface and controlled from Earth, although social media posts are ...

The Apollo 15 lunar rover vehicle (LRV) was designed to fold into the lunar module, ... Three LRV’s were used during Apollo missions (Apollo 15, 16 and 17) in the 1970s.