The last time anyone drove on the Moon was way back in 1972 when the astronauts of Apollo 17 took the Lunar Roving Vehicle for one last spin. Now, NASA is plotting a return to the Moon’s surface ...

Apollo 17's astronauts spent a record 22 hours performing extravehicular activities on the moon. The astronauts drove about 21 miles (34 kilometers) in the lunar rover and brought back 108 ...

The Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle set includes a displayable model version of the lunar rover module carried to the moon by Apollo 17, full of authentic details. View Deal.

One of the newest sets from the Technic team is a detailed recreation of the Apollo 17 lunar rover, ... “So the lunar rover has the most accurate detail I think I have ever seen in a Lego set.

On Dec. 19, 1972, the Apollo 17 crew returned to Earth. Apollo 17 was the sixth and last Apollo mission in which humans walked on the lunar surface.

As political support for Moon landings waned, the crew of Apollo 17 ensured the program ended on a scientific high. ... (30.5 km) in the lunar rover and gathered 243 pounds (110.4 km) of samples.

Apollo 17 was the last mission to place human on the moon 50 years ago. The rocket lifted off Dec. 7, 1972, and the crew stepped onto the moon Dec. 11.

Here we present measurements of the lunar magnetic field 3.7 billion years ago as recorded by Apollo 17 mare basalts 75035 and 75055. We find that 75035 and 75055 record a mean palaeointensity of ...

The Apollo 15 lunar rover vehicle (LRV) was designed to fold into the lunar module, ... Three LRV’s were used during Apollo missions (Apollo 15, 16 and 17) in the 1970s.

Lego designers have done it again. One of the newest sets from the Technic team is a detailed recreation of the Apollo 17 lunar rover, which allowed the astronauts to travel the farthest distance ...