Apollo’s Final Footsteps, 40 years later

Will there come a time when we on Earth can look up at the Moon and know that people are living there permanently?

40 years ago today, humans left the Moon for the last time during our visits during the Apollo program. Author Andrew Chaikin has been creating a series of videos on why space exploration is important, and to mark the 40th anniversary of the last human footsteps on the moon, he looks back at Apollo 17′s explorations and explains why he believes the Moon is the solar system’s “jewel in the crown,” beckoning us to return.

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Post tags: Andrew Chaikin, Missions, Moon, NASA

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