ON THIS DAY: Apollo 16 astronaut John Young works at the lunar rover on April 22, 1972. (NASA)
TODAY IN HISTORY: Apollo 16 astronaut John Young with the lunar rover at Shadow Rock on the Moon, April 23, 1972.
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The Moon, 23 April 1972. A series of photos by Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke show the lunar rover where mission commander John Young is aligning the high-gain antenna. At the front of the rover, you can see arc with white spots; that’s the rake basket. Right next to it is the magnetometer. (NASA)
April 21, 1972 – Astronauts John Young and Charlie Duke go on the first spacewalk of the Apollo 16 mission.
April 12, 1981 – Today in history, the Space Shuttle era goes into overdrive with mission STS-1 when the orbiter Columbia launches from Cape Canaveral in Florida, carrying astronauts John Young and Bob Crippen into Earth orbit for a 54.5-hour mission that would circle the planet 37 times. (NASA)
45 YEARS AGO TODAY: Apollo 17 astronaut Jack Schmitt by the lunar rover on the Moon, December 13, 1972.
45 YEARS AGO TODAY: Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan takes the lunar rover for a test spin on the Moon, December 11, 1972. Photos by Jack Schmitt.
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