Scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt is photographed standing next to a huge, split lunar boulder during the third Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. In the ...

In the five decades since the end of the Apollo program, much has changed in astronautics. The differences between the Apollo ...

This picture, taken from the command module America, shows Apollo 17's lunar module Challenger's ascent stage in lunar orbit. Small reaction control thrusters are at the sides of the moonship with the ...

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Schmitt is seen collecting Moon samples by a large lunar boulder, with part of the Lunar Rover in the foreground. Apollo 17, the sixth and last manned mission to the Moon, with astronauts Eugene ...

Click to open image viewer. This boilerplate Apollo command module (S/N 1101A) was used extensively during the early phases of the Apollo program to develop spacecraft recovery equipment and ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The lithium hydroxide canister was ...