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APOLLO 17 MANNED LUNAR LANDING MISSION USA |
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Eugene A. Cernan Commander |
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LAUNCH : |
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05.33 GMT |
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Cape Canaveral |
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Florida / USA |
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Launch pad 39-A |
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Dec.12 / 1972 |
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10.15.05 |
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19:17:43 |
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SPACECRAFT : |
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Apollo CSM |
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LAUNCH VEHICLE : |
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Saturn V |
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LANDING : |
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19.25 GMT |
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(USS Ticonderoga) |
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560 km W of Samoa islands Pacific Ocean |
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Dec.19 / 1972 |
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designed by : Michael May copyright 2005 |
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MANNEDSPACEFLIGHT CHRONOLOGY |
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Flight no. 043 |
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FLIGHT DATA : |
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Inclination |
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28.53° |
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Altitude |
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167 km |
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Duration |
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12d13h51m |
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Orbits |
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1.5 (E) |
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Harrison H. Schmitt Pilot LM |
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Last moon mission of the Apollo program. Trans-earth spacewalk by Evans to recover film cassettes. APOLLO 17 LUNAR LANDING INFORMATION PAGE >>> |
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Apollo17 above lunar surface |
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Ronald E. Evans Pilot CSM |
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MANNED SPACE FLIGHT 1960īs 1970īs |
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