Ticonderoga, to conclude the final lunar landing mission in the Apollo programme. But when I looked into it, the Apollo 17 mission took a camera with a small tripod with them, which is not comparable to this figure. Apollo mission conspiracy theories answeredWhy are no stars visible in the Apollo photos? The Apollo landings took place during lunar mornings so the stars were not bright enough to be captured on camera. The layer of lunar dust on the rocky moon is thin, so was blown away from the landing area by the descent engines.

Source: Daily Mail November 18, 2017 19:07 UTC