Cernan Jump Salutes Flag, NASA Moon program
Eugene A. Cernan, Commander, Apollo 17 salutes the flag on the lunar surface during extravehicular activity (EVA) on NASA's final lunar landing mission. The Lunar Module "Challenger" is in the left background b... More
Lunarama, NASA Moon program, NASA Apollo program
An extraordinary lunar panorama at Station 4 (Shorty Crater) showing Geologist-Astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt working at the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) during the second Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA-2)... More
Orange Soil Discovery, NASA Moon program
A view of the area at Station 4 (Shorty Crater) showing the highly- publicized orange soil which the Apollo 17 crewmen found on the Moon during the second Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA-2) at the Taurus... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Charles Duke, chairman of the board of director...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Charles Duke, chairman of the board of directors for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation welcomes guests who have gathered for the organization's dinner at the Radisson Resort at the Por... More
Schmitt Next to Big Boulder. NASA public domain image colelction.
Geologist-Astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt is photographed standing next to a huge, split boulder at Station 6 on the sloping base of North Massif during the third Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA-3) at the ... More
Astronaut Harrison Schmitt retrieving lunar samples during EVA
AS17-145-22165 (12 Dec. 1972) --- Scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot, with his adjustable sampling scoop, heads for a selected rock on the lunar surface to retrieve the sample for study... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Apollo astronauts, from the left, David Scott, ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Apollo astronauts, from the left, David Scott, James McDivitt, Thomas Stafford, Buzz Aldrin, Eugene Cernan, Charles Duke, Richard Gordon, Fred Haise, Alan Bean and Edgar Mitchell speak to... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Gemini 6 and 9, as well as Apollo 10 and Apollo...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Gemini 6 and 9, as well as Apollo 10 and Apollo-Soyuz astronaut Thomas Stafford speaks to guests gathered for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's dinner at the Radisson Resort at the P... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Guests gather for the Astronaut Scholarship Fou...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Guests gather for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's dinner at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral celebrating the 40th anniversary of Apollo 17. The gala commemorating... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Gemini 9, Apollo 10 and 17 astronaut Eugene Cer...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Gemini 9, Apollo 10 and 17 astronaut Eugene Cernan speaks to guests gathered for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's dinner at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral celebra... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise participates in ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise participates in a presentation to guests gathered for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's dinner at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral cel... More
Panoramic view of Station 5 (Camelot Crater) during Apollo 17 EVA-2
AS17-145-22183 (7-19 Dec. 1972) --- One of the Apollo 17 crew took this picture of a large boulder field during lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. This view is looki... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA Administrator Charles Bolden speaks to gue...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA Administrator Charles Bolden speaks to guests gathered for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's dinner at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral celebrating the 40th ann... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Apollo astronauts, from the left, David Scott, ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Apollo astronauts, from the left, David Scott, James McDivitt, Thomas Stafford, Buzz Aldrin, Eugene Cernan, Charles Duke, Richard Gordon, Fred Haise, Alan Bean and Edgar Mitchell speak to... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Gemini 12 and Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin p...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Gemini 12 and Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin participates in a presentation to guests gathered for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's dinner at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cap... More
Replica of Plaque Left on Moon by Apollo 17 Astronauts
(December 12, 1972) This image is a photographic replica of the plaque that the Apollo 17 astronauts left on the Moon at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. Apollo 17 was the final lunar landing mission in NASA's ... More
AS17-134-20435 - Apollo 17 - Apollo 17 Mission image - Wide-angle view...
The original database describes this as: Description: Wide-angle view of the Apollo 17 Taurus-Littrow lunar landing site. To the left in the background is the Lunar Module. To the right in the background is th... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Gemini 9, Apollo 9 and 15 astronaut David Scott...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Gemini 9, Apollo 9 and 15 astronaut David Scott speaks to guests gathered for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's dinner at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral celebratin... More
Schmitt with Flag and Earth Above
Geologist-Astronaut Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 Lunar Module pilot, is photographed next to the American Flag during extravehicular activity (EVA) of NASA's final lunar landing mission in the Apollo series. The... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Apollo astronauts, from the left, David Scott, ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Apollo astronauts, from the left, David Scott, James McDivitt, Thomas Stafford, Buzz Aldrin, Eugene Cernan, Charles Duke, Richard Gordon, Fred Haise, Alan Bean and Edgar Mitchell particip... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Apollo 12 and Skylab 3 astronaut Alan Bean enjo...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Apollo 12 and Skylab 3 astronaut Alan Bean enjoys a light moment during a presentation to guests gathered for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's dinner at the Radisson Resort at the P... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke participates i...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke participates in a presentation to guests gathered for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's dinner at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral c... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Gemini 4 and Apollo 9 astronaut James McDivitt ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Gemini 4 and Apollo 9 astronaut James McDivitt speaks to guests gathered for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's dinner at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral celebrating... More
Schmitt Covered with Lunar Dirt
Geologist-Astronaut Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 lunar module pilot, uses an adjustable sampling scoop to retrieve lunar samples during the second extravehicular activity (EVA-2), at Station 5 at the Taurus- Lit... More
LANDING SITE - APOLLO 17 (MAP). NASA public domain image colelction.
S72-54413 (December 1972) --- A vertical view of the Taurus-Littrow landing area photographed on an earlier Apollo mission from lunar orbit. The mission photograph is surrounded on all sides by a computer-gener... More
Apollo 17 lunar module "Challenger" liftoff from Taurus-Littrow landin...
S72-55421 (14 Dec. 1972) --- The Apollo 17 Lunar Module (LM) "Challenger" ascent stage leaves the Taurus-Littrow landing site as it makes its spectacular liftoff from the lunar surface, as seen in this reproduc... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Gemini 11 and Apollo 12 astronaut Richard Gordo...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Gemini 11 and Apollo 12 astronaut Richard Gordon speaks to guests gathered for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's dinner at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral celebrati... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana checks...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana checks out an item available for auction at the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's dinner at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral cel... More
Orange Soil Discovery, NASA Moon program
A view of the area at Station 4 (Shorty Crater) showing the highly- publicized orange soil which the Apollo 17 crewmen found on the Moon during the second Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA-2) at the Taurus... More
Wide-angle view of Station 4 during Apollo 17 second EVA
AS17-137-20992 (12 Dec. 1972) --- A view looking into Shorty Crater, taken at Station 4, showing the orange soil. Astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt found the orange soil on the moon during the second Apollo 17 extr... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Guests gather for the Astronaut Scholarship Fou...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Guests gather for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's dinner at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral celebrating the 40th anniversary of Apollo 17. The gala commemorating... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation hosts a di...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation hosts a dinner at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral celebrating the 40th anniversary of Apollo 17. An auction of space-related memorab... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A guest checks out an item available for auctio...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A guest checks out an item available for auction at the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's dinner at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral celebrating the 40th anniversary of ... More
Cernan Driving the Rover, NASA Moon program
Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, Apollo 17 mission commander, makes a short checkout of the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the early part of the first Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA-1) at the Taurus-Littrow lan... More
Artist's concept of topographical layout of Taurus-Littrow landing sit...
S72-49761 (October 1972) --- An artist's concept illustrating the topographical layout of the Taurus-Littrow landing site of the Apollo 17 lunar landing mission. The Lunar Module touchdown point is in the cente... More
Astronaut Eugene Cernan walks toward LRV during EVA
AS17-140-21388 (7-19 Dec. 1972) --- Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, mission commander, walks toward the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) during extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site of NASA's s... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Charles Duke, chairman of the board of director...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Charles Duke, chairman of the board of directors for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation welcomes guests who have gathered for the organization's dinner at the Radisson Resort at the Por... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Gemini 9, Apollo 10 and 17 astronaut Eugene Cer...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Gemini 9, Apollo 10 and 17 astronaut Eugene Cernan participates in a presentation to guests gathered for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's dinner at the Radisson Resort at the Port i... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Gemini 11 and Apollo 12 astronaut Richard Gordo...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Gemini 11 and Apollo 12 astronaut Richard Gordon speaks to guests gathered for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's dinner at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral celebrati... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Former space shuttle astronaut Richard Covey wa...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Former space shuttle astronaut Richard Covey was among guests gathering for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's dinner at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral celebrating ... More
Close-up of lunar roving vehicle at Apollo 17 Taurus-Littrow landing s...
AS17-137-20979 (12 Dec. 1972) --- A close-up view of the lunar roving vehicle (LRV) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site photographed during Apollo 17 lunar surface extravehicular activity. Note the makeshift rep... More
Tauruslittrowgeomap - Public domain geographic map
Geologic map of Taurus-Littrow on the moon. Colors are marked by letters as well. Key: Very dark mantle material Light mantle material Dark mantle material Plains material Hills material Terra mass... More