The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 17

This video celebrates the 50th anniversary of Apollo 17 by talking with Lunar Module Pilot Jack Schmitt about the significance of that mission and how it laid the groundwork for future human exploration of the Moon. Jack also discusses how the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which launched in 2009, has helped reinterpret Apollo-era data and given us new information about the lunar terrain that will help pave the way for the upcoming Artemis missions. Video Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Produced and Edited by: David Ladd (AIMM) Data Visualizations by: Ernie Wright (USRA) LRO spacecraft animations by: Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (KBRwyle) Music provided by Universal Production Music: “Beyond the Clouds” – CRZYSND & William Lyons “Golden Hour” - Max Cameron Concors “Hope and Tomorrow” – Wally Gagel & Xandy Barry “Great Delicacy” – David Ohana This video can be freely shared and downloaded at While the video in its ent