Apollo 17 CSM-LM Docking
Pilots America during transposition and docking with lunar module Challenger after translunar injection.
Role range: 1972-1972
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Ronald Evans Biography and Timeline
Follow Ronald Evans through 9 dated historical records for United States of America.
Ronald Evans, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1972–1972Years on this page
1972
Apollo 17 Lunar Orbit
Pilots America in lunar orbit during Apollo 17.
Role range: 1972-1972
Apollo 17 Orbital Science
Conducts photography and scientific observations from America while Cernan and Schmitt work on the surface.
Role range: 1972-1972
Apollo 17 SIM Bay Mapping
Operates mapping and scientific equipment in lunar orbit while the surface crew prepares to depart.
Role range: 1972-1972
Apollo 17 Trans-Earth Injection
Pilots America during the maneuver that sends Apollo 17 from lunar orbit toward Earth.
Role range: 1972-1972
Apollo 17 Deep-Space EVA
Performs a transearth EVA to retrieve mapping and lunar sounder film from the service module.
Role range: 1972-1972
Apollo 17 Splashdown
Returns with Cernan and Schmitt as Apollo 17 ends the final crewed lunar landing mission.
Role range: 1972-1972
Apollo 17 Lunar Sounder Operations
Operates lunar orbital science equipment, including the lunar sounder, while Cernan and Schmitt explore Taurus-Littrow.
Role range: 1972-1972
Apollo 17 Panoramic Camera Operations
Conducts mapping and panoramic photography from command module America during lunar orbit.
Role range: 1972-1972
Records, sources and methodology
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