Apollo 17 LM Ascent Stage liftoff at Taurus-Littrow, 1654+36 CST 14 December 1972 Published on December 13, 2012 in 14 December 1972 22:54:36 UTC, T plus 188:01:36Full resolution (835 × 634) ← Previous Next → The Apollo 17 ascent stage lifts off from the Taurus-Littrow Valley at 2254 UTC, 14 December 1972. The takeoff was captured by a television camera which had been left on the surface of the Moon.