Apollo 17: The Untold Story of the Last Men on the Moon (TV Movie 2011)

Apollo 17: The Untold Story of the Last Men on the Moon (TV Movie 2011). 55m

“It has been over 50 years since the Apollo 17, the last time humanity walked on the Moon. During those three days, the crew has done more scientific experiments on the Lunar surface and in the orbit than any other Apollo flight.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eEugene Cernar, Harrison Schmitt and Ron Evans marked the end of an era for humanityu0026#39;s exploration of space. The golden age.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis documentary tells the story of the last time man walked on the Moon. What stands out in this documentary, in a sharp contrast to every other piece of media Iu0026#39;ve consumed about the program, is the amount of childish fun the astronauts had doing it. No one had more fun during their mission than Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt and Ron Evans.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThatu0026#39;s the part about this documentary that I love the most.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMore than once have I found myself smiling like a kid watching fifty years old footage of Cernan and Schmitt u0026quot;fooling aroundu0026quot; on the surface of the Moon. From witty comments, fumbling with equipment, rolling rocks, breaking things and generally enjoying themselves, their mission had it all.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhile Cernan and Schmitt were doing their thing on the surface, Ronald Evans was in Lunar orbit doing the same. The lone man mapped the Lunar surface like never before, his comprehensive work being used by scientific community to this day. He too found a way to entertain himself, all in the name of science, of course.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eApollo 17 perfectly captures the spirit of exploration, what man can accomplish when heu0026#39;s not burdened by foolish things.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThatu0026#39;s the poignant part of this documentary, one that both made me feel proud and sad. Apollo 17 was the peak of manned space exploration, the golden age. That courage, that spite, that daring to do things at the very edge of the envelope… weu0026#39;ve lost that.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOther projects took funding from Apollo and itu0026#39;s last three planned missions were cancelled. The shuttle flew to great effect but it never escaped low earth gravity, SkyLab was built and scientific work continued in the relative safety of low Earth orbit, we landed rovers on Mars, an astonishing accomplishment, caught up and landed on asteroids. Weu0026#39;ve done many great things… but itu0026#39;s just not the same.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGive this ago, itu0026#39;ll give you some insight about the last mission and hopefully get you excited about the upcoming Artemis program.”