What did Ronald Evans do on the return flight of Apollo 17?
Performed an EVA to retrieve film cassettes
Monitored the onboard computer systems
Fixed a technical issue in the command module
Operated the lunar rover
Answer
Ronald Evans, the Command Module pilot of Apollo 17, performed an EVA on the return flight to retrieve film cassettes. The film cassettes contained images of the lunar surface that had been taken by the astronauts during the mission. The EVA was a success, and the film cassettes were safely retrieved.
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