Apollo 17 Lunar Module Challenger
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Apollo 17 Lunar Module Challenger was the lunar lander used in NASA’s final Apollo moon-landing mission in 1972, carrying astronauts to the Taurus–Littrow valley on the Moon.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo Lunar Module
ⓘ
lunar lander ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ |
| ascentStageFunction | returned astronauts from lunar surface to lunar orbit ⓘ |
| associatedLaunchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callsign | Challenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedAstronaut |
Eugene Cernan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harrison Schmitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedEquipment |
ALSEP (Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lunar Roving Vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ scientific instruments ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Eugene Cernan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewSize | 2 ⓘ |
| descentStageFunction | provided landing propulsion and landing platform ⓘ |
| destination | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evaCount | 3 ⓘ |
| fate |
ascent stage impacted Moon after mission
ⓘ
descent stage left on lunar surface ⓘ |
| landingBody | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingSite | Taurus–Littrow valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1972-12-07 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Saturn V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| lunarLandingDate | 1972-12-11 ⓘ |
| lunarLiftoffDate | 1972-12-14 ⓘ |
| lunarModulePilot | Harrison Schmitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massAtLunarLanding | approximately 15,000 kg ⓘ |
| mission | Apollo 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionEndDate | 1972-12-19 ⓘ |
| missionNumberInProgram | sixth successful crewed lunar landing ⓘ |
| missionType |
crewed lunar landing
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scientific exploration ⓘ |
| notableAs | lunar module of the last Apollo Moon landing mission ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Apollo 17 spacecraft stack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poweredBy |
ascent propulsion system
ⓘ
descent propulsion system ⓘ |
| primaryScienceGoals |
geology of Taurus–Littrow valley
ⓘ
sampling of highland and volcanic materials ⓘ |
| program | Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rejoinedWith | Apollo 17 Command and Service Module America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Apollo 17 Command and Service Module America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceStayDuration | about 75 hours on lunar surface ⓘ |
| totalSurfaceEVAHours | about 22 hours ⓘ |
| usedIn |
collection of lunar rock and soil samples
ⓘ
deployment of surface experiments ⓘ |
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