This rare footage shows Apollo 17 Command Module Pilot Ron Evans performing a Deep Space EVA, one of the most extraordinary spacewalks ever conducted. Filmed on 16 mm during the journey home from the Moon, the EVA took place hundreds of thousands of kilometers from Earth. Evans exited the spacecraft to retrieve film canisters from the Scientific Instrument Module of the Service Module, securing invaluable data gathered during the mission. Apollo 17 remains the last crewed mission to the Moon, an

Apollo 17 command module pilot Ron Evans leaving the spacecraft during the return journey from the Moon to retrieve film canisters from the Scientific Instrument Module. It remains the only spacewalk conducted in deep space. Original film source: Apollo Flight Journal. Follow @spaceeves #Apollo17 #SpaceHistory #NASA | SpaceEve