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AS16-116-18578 - Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Mission image - Astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, works at the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) just prior to deployment of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) during the first extravehicular activity (EVA-1) on April 21, 1972. Note the Ultraviolet (UV) Camera/Spectrometer to the right of the Lunar Module (LM) ladder.

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Description: Astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, works at the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) just prior to deployment of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) during the first extravehicular activity (EVA-1) on April 21, 1972. Note the Ultraviolet (UV) Camera/Spectrometer to the right of the Lunar Module (LM) ladder. Also, note the pile of protective/thermal foil under the U.S. flag on the LM which the astronauts pulled away to get to the Modular Equipment Storage Assembly (MESA) bay. While astronauts Young and Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot; descended in the Apollo 16 lm “Orion” to explore the Descartes highlands landing site on the Moon, astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (csm) “Casper” in lunar orbit. Original film magazine was labeled E,filmtype was SO-168 (High Speed Color Exterior),60mm lens with a sun elevation of 45 degrees.

Subject Terms: Apollo 16 Flight, Moon (Planet)

Categories: EVA

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Apollo 16 - AS16-104-17001 through AS16-M-3023

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apollo astronaut astronaut john w young commander works lunar vehicle lrv deployment surface experiments package surface experiments package alsep extravehicular activity first extravehicular activity eva ultraviolet camera spectrometer module lunar module ladder nasa astronauts moon surface moon landing lunar rover lunar roving vehicle extravehicular activity command module moon mission apollo 16 moon rover grumman aerospace corporation apollo lunar module high resolution ultra high resolution apollo lunar surface experiments package astronaut john command module pilot on orbit apollo mission astronauts young module pilot astronaut thomas service modules eva 1 moon original film magazine flag apollo program space program 1970 s us national archives old magazines archive
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apollo astronaut astronaut john w young commander works lunar vehicle lrv deployment surface experiments package surface experiments package alsep extravehicular activity first extravehicular activity eva ultraviolet camera spectrometer module lunar module ladder nasa astronauts moon surface moon landing lunar rover lunar roving vehicle extravehicular activity command module moon mission apollo 16 moon rover grumman aerospace corporation apollo lunar module high resolution ultra high resolution apollo lunar surface experiments package astronaut john command module pilot on orbit apollo mission astronauts young module pilot astronaut thomas service modules eva 1 moon original film magazine flag apollo program space program 1970 s us national archives old magazines archive