Success
Apollo 17
Human Exploration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)Government
Apollo LM Ascent Stage
LOorbit
Return flight of Apollo 17 from the Moon.
Thursday, December 14, 1972 at 10:54 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#1,415
NASA Mission
#119
Pad Launch
#1
Location Launch
#1
Launch Window
NET
Dec 14, 1972, 10:54 PM
Precision
Second
Schedule Changes
1 update
Apollo 17 landing site
Landing site of Apollo 17’s lunar module Challenger on 11 December 1972.
Total Launches
1
Orbital Attempts
1
Apollo LM Ascent Stage Specs
The Apollo lunar module (LM) ascent stage contained the crew cabin with instrument panels and flight controls. It contained its own Ascent Propulsion System (APS) engine and two hypergolic propellant tanks for return to lunar orbit and rendezvous with the Apollo command and service module.
Length
2.832 m
Diameter
4.29 m
Launch Mass
5 t
Thrust
16 kN
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1969
Fastest Turnaround
4mo 1d
Total Launches
6
Successful
6
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
6
Maiden flight: Jul 21, 1969
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Founded
1958
Administrator
Administrator: Jared Isaacman
Total Launches
142
Successful
122
Failed
20
Pending
5
Consecutive Success
12
Taurus–Littrow, Moon
Taurus–Littrow is a lunar valley located on the near side at the coordinates 20.0°N 31.0°E. It served as the landing site for the American Apollo 17 mission in December 1972, the last crewed mission to the Moon. The valley is located on the southeastern edge of Mare Serenitatis along a ring of mountains formed between 3.8 and 3.9 billion years ago when a large object impacted the Moon, forming the Serenitatis basin and pushing rock outward and upward.
Total Launches
1
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
20.0000, 31.0000