The three Apollo 17 crewmembers arrive aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS <i>Ticonderoga</i> (CVS-14), to successfully conclude the final lunar landing mission in NASA's Apollo program. They are astronauts Eugene A. Cernan (waving), Harrison H. Schmitt (on Cernan's left), and Ronald E. Evans (standing in back). VIP's, dignitaries, officials and U.S. Navy personnel gave the three crew men a red-carpet welcome. Apollo 17 splashed down at 13:24:59 (CST), 19 December 1972, about 350 nautical miles southeast of Samoa.
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