Liftoff of the Apollo 17 Saturn V Moon Rocket from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 12:33 , December 7, 1972. Apollo 17, the final lunar landing mission, was the first night launch of a Saturn V rocket.

---

Size: 3000px × 2252px
Photo credit: © Space collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 17, acceleration, administration, aeronautics, agency, america, american, apollo, beginning, blast, dramatic, exploration, explore, flight, horizontal, journey, launch, launching, lift, nasa, national, night, power, rocket, saturn, science, sky, space, start, states, technology, united, usa, woosh