41 years ago, Apollo 17 Leaves the Moon ...

"As I take man's last step from the surface, back home for some time to come (but we believe not too long into the future), I'd like to just say what I believe history will record: That America's challenge of today has forged man's destiny of tomorrow. And, as we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return: with peace and hope for all mankind." - Gene Cernan, Apollo 17, as he left the moon's surface for the last time.