You’re watching the final Apollo crew raise the American flag on the Moon. Cernan and Schmitt work in one sixth gravity to steady the pole and salute it, leaving a symbol that has stood in Taurus–Littrow for more than fifty years. Follow @spaceeves #ApolloProgram #NASA #MoonExploration | SpaceEve

Apollo 17 wasn’t just about footprints and flags. Here the crew sets up instruments and sampling gear to read the Moon’s ancient crust, which preserves impacts and chemistry from over 4 billion years ago. With no air or oceans to erase it, the Moon holds the missing early chapters of Earth’s story. Follow @spaceeves #Apollo17 #LunarGeology #EarthHistory | SpaceEve