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Apollo 17, Saving The Best for Last

Two of the most iconic photographs in history...

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Jeffrey W Massey
Dec 07, 2024
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Possibly the most reproduced photograph in history, the “Blue Ball”.

December 7, 1972

It was on this date that the final flight of the Apollo space mission began. Blasting off just after midnight from the Kennedy Space Center, the crew for the flight consisted of Eugene Cernan (Mission Commander), Harrison Schmitt (Lunar Module Pilot), and Ronald Evans (C…

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