Eugene Cernan14 December 1972
Commands Challenger's ascent stage as the final Apollo lunar surface crew leaves the Moon.
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Commands Challenger's ascent stage as the final Apollo lunar surface crew leaves the Moon.
Leaves the Moon aboard Challenger with Cernan after completing the final Apollo surface expedition.
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