Apollo 17 Mission Characterization - Abstractfultext
Apollo 17
Presented to:
Dr. W.T. Fowler
ASE 397P: Mission Analysis and Design
Department of Aerospace Engineering
and Engineering Mechanics
by:
Ken Ely
February 23, 1993
Mission Summary
This document is intended to be a concise characterization of the Apollo 17 misson. Included in this one page summary are: a statement of the major mission objectives and mission constraints, a summary of the major accomplishments, and some general conclusions of the mission. In addition, three tables are included to complete the characterization. Table 1 outlines the sequence of events from launch, while Table 2 gives the mission maneuvers summary (including ignition and firing times of the propulsion systems, the DV required, and the resultant conditions). Finally, Table 3 lists the major equipment used on this mission; this list centers on the experiment equipment since the major focus of the mission centered on the lunar science.
Apollo 17 was the last of the United States' manned lunar missions, but was the first night launch of the manned space program. The spacecraft was launched atop a Saturn V rocket at 12:33:00 a.m. EST on December 7, 1972 from Launch Complex 39 at the Kennedy Space Center. The Apollo 17 was manned by Captain Eugene A. Cernan, Commander; Commander Ronald E. Evans, Command Module Pilot; and Dr. Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot. A 2-hour 40 minute launch delay caused an update in the launch azimuth from 72 deg E of N to 91 deg 30'E of N. Translunar coast, lunar orbit insertion and deorbit, a series of three extravehicular activities on the lunar surface, launch to lunar orbit, transearth and splashdown all ocurred normally. During the three EVA's, which lasted for a total of 21 hours 4 minutes, a total of 243 pounds of samples was collected.
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