Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans and Harrison H. Schmitt (l-r) give a press conference on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga (CVS-14) in the Pacific Ocean on 19 December 1972. The prime recovery helicopter, a Sikorsky SH-3G <i>Sea King</i> (BuNo 149930) of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 1 (HC-1) "Pacific Fleet Angels" is visible in the background.
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