Challenger's ascent stage lifts off from Taurus-Littrow to rejoin Evans in lunar orbit; Cernan, the last to climb the ladder, closes the final chapter of crewed lunar exploration for a generation.
From the flight transcript
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.
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