The Last Men to Walk on the Moon: The Story Behind America's Last Walk On the Moon

By HistoryCaps and Howard Brinkley

The world watched Apollo 11 with unmatched excitement. That first step on the Moon became a global milestone-one that defined an era of exploration and human daring. Yet the story of the Moon missions didn't end there. As the years passed, public attention shifted, political priorities changed, and the space race slowly drew to a close.

Apollo 17, the final mission to the lunar surface, arrived in a very different moment. There were fewer headlines, fewer crowds, and far less noise. But behind that quieter backdrop stood one of the most revealing and scientifically rich expeditions NASA ever launched. The astronauts who flew it traveled farther across the lunar landscape than anyone before them, collected the oldest known Moon rocks, and carried instruments that helped reshape what scientists understood about the Moon's history and the future of human space travel.

This book looks closely at that last journey-why it mattered, what it discovered, and how its legacy continues to influence today's missions. From the long months of preparation to the final lift-off from the lunar surface, Apollo 17 stands as a reminder that important breakthroughs don't always arrive with fanfare. Sometimes they come at the quiet end of a story, opening the door to the next chapter of exploration.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1482317109
• ISBN13: 9781482317107
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.0" x 8.0"