Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
Young
Full Description:
Astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, jumps up from the lunar surface as he salutes the U.S. Flag at the Descartes landing site during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity (EVA-1). Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot, took this picture. The Lunar Module (LM) "Orion" is on the left. The Lunar Roving Vehicle is parked beside the LM. The object behind Young in the shade of the LM is the Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph. Stone Mountain dominates the background in this lunar scene.
Date:
04/20/1972
NASA Center:
Johnson Space Center
Subject Category:
Lunar Module
Subject Category:
Apollo 16
Subject Category:
EVAs-Moonwalk
Keywords:
Module
Keywords:
Apollo
Keywords:
John
Keywords:
Young
Keywords:
Lunar
Keywords:
Charles
Keywords:
Orion
Keywords:
Moonwalk
Keywords:
Duke
Keywords:
Charlie
Keywords:
16
Keywords:
LM
Keywords:
Highlands
Keywords:
Descartes
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Orion
facet_what:
Apollo 16
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_when:
04-20-1972
facet_when_year:
1972
Image #:
AS16-113-18339
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1131
Center:
JSC
Center Number:
AS16-113-18339
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001131
Creator-Photographer:
NASA Charles M. Duke Jr.
Original Source:
DIGITAL

Young