Description
Gene Cernan stands close to the rover camera - loading up equipment. He leans in towards the camera presenting his NASA patch to the lens. The Camera pans around to the left to reveal all their tracks and footprints at Station 5. The scene wobbles around as Cernan shakes the rover. Jack calls in to Capcom Bob Parker to tell him that he's done some more (extra) sampling of some glass and photographed it.
Historic Context of Clip
Background to Apollo 17:
Apollo 17 was the eleventh manned space mission in the NASA Apollo program. It was the first night launch and the sixth and final lunar landing mission of the Apollo program. As of 2007, it remains the most recent manned Moon landing. Gene Cernan and Geologist Jack Schmitt spent three days exploring the Taurus Littrow Valley with the lunar rover, returning with over 110 kg of samples.
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