I love how everything was done with typewriters back then.
This one went to the moon for three days, and covered the procedures upon returning from EVA 2, the second moonwalk. (This was the expedition with the clever lunar rover fender repair. Following the guidance from astronaut John Young at Mission Control, they rebuilt the fender using lunar maps and clamps from the optical alignment telescope lamp. )
The instructions here read, In short: close the hatch, re-pressurize the LM cabin, doff gloves and helmets…
It comes from the personal collection of Mission Commander Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon. Apollo 17 was the first and only night launch of a Saturn V.
Backside below.
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Astrocatou 29 months ago | reply
Those were the days...
Almost makes me glad I am old enough to have been a ? 12 year old at the time...
Almost.
jurvetson 21 months ago | reply
now I want to strap the PLSS on and play astronaut again... =)
jurvetson 11 months ago | reply
APOD just posted a cool photo from EVA2, the visit to Shorty crater:
The crew discovered orange soil near the rim of Shorty Crater during the second EVA; later analysis of the soil revealed a large component of orange glass beads that were interpreted to be the product of volcanic eruptions.
jurvetson 6 months ago | reply
And on this 40th anniversary of Apollo 17 anniversary, NASA Goddard posted:
Scientist-astronaut Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 lunar module pilot, uses an adjustable sampling scoop to retrieve lunar samples during the second Apollo 17 Eextravehicular Activity EVA 2, at Station 5 at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. A gnomon is atop the large rock in the foreground. Image taken by Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan. Station 5, Sample 5060,5075,5080 taken during EVA 2 of the Apollo 17 mission. Original film magazine was labeled D film type was SO-368 Color Exterior CEX, Ektachrome MS, color reversal, 60mm lens with a sun elevation of 28 degrees.