#TBT: Apollo to Artemis 🌕
In the first image, the
#Apollo 17 rocket and spacecraft are seen at Launch Pad 39A at NASAKennedy Space Center in Florida. Apollo 17 crew included NASA astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, commander; Ronald E. Evans, command module pilot; and scientist Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot. The final lunar landing mission in NASA's Apollo program, Apollo 17 launched Dec. 7, 1972, and marked the most recent time humans set foot on the Moon.
In the second image, the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft on top of the mobile launcher stand tall at Pad 39B on March 18, 2022. The integrated rocket and spacecraft rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building for a wet dress rehearsal ahead of the
#Artemis I launch.
Credit:
Image 1: NASA
Image 2: NASA/Joel Kowsky
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