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Apollo 17 space vehicle was transported from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Complex 39A. Apollo 17 Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. [Jack] Schmitt are set for liftoff from KSC at 9:53 p.m. EST Dec. 6, 1972, with the objective of exploring the Taurus-Littrow area of the Moon deploying scientific experiments on the lunar surface, and conducting extensive experiments from the lunar orbit. Apollo 17 will be the sixth and final scientific Lunar expedition planned in the Apollo Program.
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Apollo 17 space vehicle was transported from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Complex 39A. Apollo 17 Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. [Jack] Schmitt are set for liftoff from KSC at 9:53 p.m. EST Dec. 6, 1972, with the objective of exploring the Taurus-Littrow area of the Moon deploying scientific experiments on the lunar surface, and conducting extensive experiments from the lunar orbit. Apollo 17 will be the sixth and final scientific Lunar expedition planned in the Apollo Program.
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