APOLLO 17 PRELAUNCH SUITING UP

[72-H-1522]

  • Photo Number: 72-H-1522

  • Release Date: 06-Dec-1972

  • Keywords: APOLLO 17,APOLLO PROGRAM,ASTRONAUTS,PRELAUNCH
    • Description: Apollo 17 Lunar Module Pilot Harrison H. Schmitt shares a moment of relaxation with astronaut Alan Shepard during prelaunch suiting operations. Schmitt will explore the Moon's Taurus- Littrow region with Mission Commander Eugene A. Cernan during the sixth and final mission to the moon's surface. The third crewman, Ronald E. Evans, will pilot the Command Module alone in lunar orbit.

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