Apollo 17

Space

NASA selects candidates for extreme-terrain lunar vehicle program

NASA has selected three companies to develop extreme off-road vehicles that astronauts will drive on the Moon during Artemis missions starting in 2030, awarding US$4.6 billion in contracts to Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost and Venturi Astrolab.

The checklist included notes for Cernan's last words on the Moon

Space

Checklist from last Apollo lunar mission sells for almost US$800,000

A piece of space history has sold at auction for US$744,994 after the moondust-besmirched checklist Apollo 17 Commander Gene Cernan wore on his spacesuited wrist during the last crewed lunar mission went on the block at RR Auctions.

Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Flown Lunar Surface-Used EVA-3 Cuff Checklist is set to sell at RR Auction on 21 October 2021

Collectibles

Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 EVA Cuff Checklist poised to set auction records

A very prominent space suit “accessory” worn on the Moon by the last Apollo moonwalker – Commander Gene Cernan – is being auctioned on the internet with bids closing later this week, and it looks like records will be broken.