Apollo 17 With USS Ticonderoga (CVS-14) in the background, an | U.S History
Apollo 17
With USS Ticonderoga (CVS-14) in the background, an SH-3G Sea King from HC-1 “Pacific Fleet Angels” assists in the recovery of Apollo 17. This photograph was taken 48 years ago today, on 19 December 1972. Apollo 17 was the final manned mission to the Moon by NASA and the last flight of the Apollo program.