Apollo 17 Legends and Artemis Leaders Event | Space Center Houston

Apollo 17 Legends and Artemis Leaders Event | Space Center Houston

NASA participated in a Space Center Houston celebration of the 50th anniversary of Apollo 17 on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. On the heels of the successful Artemis I mission, NASA Johnson Space Center Director Vanessa Wyche, astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis flight controller Jessi Horelica, and Artemis engineer Antja Chambers, joined Apollo legends in a panel discussion at Johnson’s official visitor center. Gerry Griffin, Apollo 17 lead flight director, Gene Kranz, Apollo 17 flight director, and Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 moonwalker and Apollo 17 backup lunar module pilot, participated in the discussion

Apollo 17 was the most recent mission to land humans on the Moon—and our next one is not far away. As our Artemis missions prepare to return humans to the Moon and build a sustainable lunar presence, join us for a look back at Apollo 17.

Take a real-time journey through Apollo 17: https://apolloinrealtime.org/17/

Learn more about the Artemis missions: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/

Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Producer/Editor: Jori Kates

Duration: 57 minutes

Release Date: Dec. 21, 2022

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