A Look Back at Apollo 17

August 26, 2022
apollo 17 launch image
The Apollo 17 mission got underway with the program's first night launch from Cape Kennedy (now Cape Canaveral) at 12:33 a.m. local time Dec. 7, 1972, following a 2-hr. 40-min. delay.
Credit: NASA

Aviation Week & Space Technology's initial coverage of Apollo 17 focused on the mission's science-gathering:

 

See the full AW&ST coverage of Apollo 17 and other NASA space missions in the Aviation Week & Space Technology digital archive, free to subscribers: archive.aviationweek.com

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