The three-man crew aboard NASA's Apollo 17 mission departs the moon on Dec. 19, 1972, and returns to Earth, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, while leaving behind the third U.S. lunar rover ...

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 ...

Apollo 17 lights the night: NASA's last lunar landing mission lifted off at 12:33 a.m. EST on Dec. 7, 1972, ... Schmitt stated. "It can pick up the dual tracks of the rover ...

Apollo 17 was actually the first mission to include no test pilots at all. Joe Engle, ... an electric rover built to get around in a low-gravity environment.

Apollo 15 launched on July 26, ... Apollo 15 at 50: A new rover, ... originally planned for Apollo 19. Apollo 17 would be the program’s final moon mission. ...

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) ...

During Apollo 16, at Station 8 near the end of the second EVA, Charlie Duke and John Young were at the back of the Rover, near the right-rear fender, changing each other's sample bags. Houston was ...

Artist's rendering of PTScientists' Audi lunar quattro rover driving to the Apollo 17 lunar roving vehicle on the moon. (Image credit: PTScientists via collectSPACE.com) ...

Apollo 17, the last of the missions to land men on the moon, began 40 years ago today with the dawning of a man-made sun. ... Schmitt stated. "It can pick up the dual tracks of the rover ...