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Why has it taken so long to return to the moon?
- April 1, 2026 at 3:50 AM
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At 13:24:59 Central Standard Time on December 19, 1972, the Apollo 17 command module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, about 350 nautical miles southeast of Samoa, concluding the last mission to the moon.
Originally published at Phys.org