What went up, and what went down
MISSION LOG
1972December 7 12:33:00 a.m.
LAUNCH 03:45:37 a.m. Translunar Injection 04:39:45 a.m. CSM-LM Docking December 10 02:47:23 p.m. Lunar Orbit Insertion December 11 12:20:56 p.m. CSM-LM Seperation 02:54:57 p.m. Lunar Landing 06:54:49 p.m. First EVA December 12 06:28:06 p.m. Second EVA December 13 05:25:48 p.m. Third EVA December 14 05:54:37 p.m. Lunar Liftoff 08:10:15 LM-CSM Docking December 16 06:35:09 p.m. Trans-Earth Injection December 19 02:24:59 p.m. Splashdown |
ANALOGY
– On December 7 at 12:33 a.m., Apollo 17, the last mission in the Apollo series, began its journey towards The Moon
–3 hours after launch, Apollo 17 was set on an intercept trajectory to The Moon –4 hours after launch, the Command/Service Module rotated off the main bulk of the spacecraft to dock with the lander, so it could jettison the remaining fuel tanks –On December 10th, the docked CSM and Lander propel themselves into a stable lunar orbit –A day later, the Lander undocks with the CSM, beginning its journey towards the lunar surface –At 2 O'clock, the Lunar Module finishes its descent, and touches down with two crew members inside –Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt departed the craft on the first EVA (Extra Vehiclular Activity). Video –Approximately 24 hours after the start of the first EVA, the second EVA commenced Video –Another day passed, and the third and final EVA commenced –After 3 days, 2 hours, 59 minutes and 40 seconds on the moon, the top half of the Lunar Module separated and headed into lunar orbit –Three hours later, the Lander docked with the Command pod in low lunar orbit. the crew transferred to the command pod, and the lander was discarded –The Command Pod was set on a course towards earth –On December the 19th, at 2:24 p.m., a total of 12 days, 13 hours and 52 minutes after the start of the mission, the command module splashed down in the pacific ocean |