Space Rocket History Podcast

Space Rocket History #375 – Apollo 17 – The Last Manned Landing

Gene had a deadlock visual on the landing site. He knew exactly where he was, and the LM had become part of him, responding to his wishes as well as...

Space Rocket History #374 – Apollo 17 – To the Moon

For the next two days, Jack Schmitt would do a running account of Earth’s weather patterns. One Capcom even called Schmitt the human weather satellite....

Space Rocket History #373 – Apollo 17 – The Launch

Space Rocket History #372 – Apollo 17 – Glitches

By the time they reached the elevator, Cernan felt absolutely charmed, and was grinning from ear to ear. His Saturn V sparkled like a 363-foot-high...

Space Rocket History #371 – Apollo 17 – Commander Eugene Cernan

Flight director Gene Kranz wrote that Cernan was his favorite because of his carefree and jovial attitude, unabashed patriotism, and his close personal...