Apollo 17 was the last of the Apollo missions to the moon. I remember one of the special achievements was to broadcast the launch of the Lunar Module from the lunar surface. Quite spectacular, though very short, due in part to the much lower gravity on the moon.
Note: These are a set of slides bought from a company which duplicated them from NASA originals. Some 39 years later, they were scanned, but had detiorated badly. They have been adjusted, both during scanning and after, to try to restore the image quality. It's still not that great.
Wikipedia has a comprehensive article on Apollo 17.
The official mission crew photo. Left to right: Harrison Schmitt (lunar module pilot), Eugene Cernan (seated, commander) and Ronald Evans (command module pilot).
Blast off.
Spectacular night time scene as the Saturn V is about to pass the top of the launch tower.
On their way to the moon, this spectacular view of the Earth appears.
How different - and barren - does the moon appear by comparison with the Earth photo above.
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