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Lunar Roving Vehicle Test Un
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Lunar Roving Vehicle Test Unit with Astronauts |
| Full Description |
In this November 1971 photograph, (from left to right) Astronauts John Young, Eugene Cernan, Charles Duke, Fred Haise, Anthony England, Charles Fullerton, and Donald Peterson await deployment tests of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) qualification test unit in Building 4649 at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The LRV, developed under the direction of the MSFC, was designed to allow Apollo astronauts a greater range of mobility on the lunar surface during last three lunar exploration missions, Apollo 15, Apollo 16 and Apollo 17. |
| Date |
11/1/1971 |
| NASA Center |
Marshall Space Flight Center |
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Lunar Surface Ultraviolet Ca
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Lunar Surface Ultraviolet Camera |
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George Carruthers, center, principal investigator for the Lunar Surface Ultraviolet Camera, discusses the instrument with Apollo 16 Commander John Young, right. Carruthers is employed by the Naval Research Lab in Washington, D.C. From left are Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke and Rocco Petrone, Apollo Program Director. This photograph was taken during an Apollo lunar surface experiments review in the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building at the Kennedy Space Center. |
| Date |
11/12/1971 |
| NASA Center |
Kennedy Space Center |
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Apollo 16 Astronauts Inspect
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Apollo 16 Astronauts Inspect Lunar Rover |
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Apollo 16 Commander, John Young, center, and Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke, foreground, inspect the Lunar Roving Vehicle they will use for transportation on the Moon during a Deployment Test in the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building at the Kennedy Space Center. The Rover is stored in the Ascent Stage of the Lunar Module for the trip to the Lunar surface. This inspection came during a review of Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments at the Spaceport. Launch is set for March 17. |
| Date |
11/12/1971 |
| NASA Center |
Kennedy Space Center |
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Astronaut Charles Duke with
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Astronaut Charles Duke with Lunar Rover on Moon |
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Astronaut Charles M. Duke, Jr., lunar module pilot during the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, worked at the Lunar Roving Vehicle in center background. The lunar surface around Duke was scattered with small rocks and boulders. Other Apollo 16 astronauts were John W. Young, commander, and Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot, who remained with the Command and Service Module in lunar orbit. |
| Date |
05/02/1972 |
| NASA Center |
Headquarters |
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Astronauts Training on the L
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Astronauts Training on the Lunar Roving Vehicle |
| Date of Image |
1970-06-01 |
| Full Description |
This image depicts the Apollo 16 mission astronauts John Young (right) and Charles Duke (left) in pressure suits during a final crew training on the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), building 4619. Developed by the MSFC, the LRV was the lightweight electric car designed to increase the range of mobility and productivity of astronauts on the lunar surface. It was used on the last three Apollo missions, Apollo 15, Apollo 16, and Apollo 17. |
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Lunar Roving Vehicle Test Un
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Lunar Roving Vehicle Test Unit With Astronauts |
| Date of Image |
1971-11-01 |
| Full Description |
In this November 1971 photograph, (from left to right) Astronauts John Young, Eugene Cernan, Charles Duke, Fred Haise, Anthony England, Charles Fullerton, and Donald Peterson await deployment tests of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) qualification test unit in building 4649 at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The LRV, developed under the direction of the MSFC, was designed to allow Apollo astronauts a greater range of mobility on the lunar surface during the last three lunar exploration missions, Apollo 15, Apollo 16, and Apollo 17. |
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The First Lunar Observatory
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The First Lunar Observatory |
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The first, and so far only, lunar astronomical observatory [ http://snoopy.gsfc.nasa.gov/~lunartel/lunar1.html ] was deployed by the Apollo 16 [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960607.html ] crew in 1972. The Far Ultraviolet Camera / Spectrograph [ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/tmp/1972-031C-10.html ] used a 3-inch diameter Schmidt telescope to photograph the Earth [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000701.html ], nebulae [ http://nineplanets.org/twn/ ], star clusters [ http://www.allthesky.com/clusters/clusters.html ], and the Large Magellanic Cloud [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000222.html ]. The tripod mounted astronomical equipment is seen above [ http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/images/pao/AS16/10075848.htm ], placed in the shadow of the Lunar Module [ http://www.nasm.edu/galleries/attm/nojs/ a11.am.lm.1.html ] (right) so it would not overheat. Also in the shadow is astronaut Charles Duke with the lunar rover [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990701.html ] in the background. The Far Ultraviolet Camera [ http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/pub/expmoon/Apollo16/ A16_Experiments_UVC.html ] took pictures in ultraviolet light which would normally be blocked by the Earth's atmosphere. It was created by George Carruthers (NRL [ http://nrl.navy.mil/ ]), had a field of view of twenty degrees, and could detect stars having visual magnitude [ http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/academy/universe/MAG.HTML ] brighter than eleven. One hundred seventy-eight images were recorded in a film cartridge which the astronauts returned to Earth. The observatory still stands on the Moon [ http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/expmoon/lunar_missions.html ] today. |
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Astronaut Charles Duke near
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Astronaut Charles Duke near Lunar Roving Vehicle at Station no. 4 during EVA |
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Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, stands near the Lunar Roving Vehicle at Station no. 4, near Stone Mountain, during the second Apollo 16 extravehicular activity (EVA-2) at the Descartes landing site. Light rays from South Ray crater can be seen at upper left. The gnomon, which is used as a photographic reference to establish local vertical Sun angle, scale, and lunar color, is deployed in the center foreground. Note angularity of rocks in the area. |
| Date |
04.22.1972 |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Former astronaut Charles Duke receives a warm welcome as he is introduced as a previous inductee into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. He and other Hall of Fame members were present for the induction of five new space program heroes into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame: Richard O. Covey, commander of the Hubble Space Telescope repair mission, Norman E. Thagard, the first American to occupy Russia?s Mir space station, the late Francis R. "Dick" Scobee, commander of the ill-fated 1986 Challenger mission, Kathryn D. Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space, and Frederick D. Gregory, the first African-American to command a space mission and the current NASA deputy administrator. Duke explored the rugged highlands of the Moon?s Descartes region with John Young during the Apollo 16 mission in April 1972. The induction ceremony was held at the Apollo/Saturn V Center at KSC. The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame opened in 1990 to provide a place where space travelers could be remembered for their participation and accomplishments in the U.S. space program. The five inductees join 52 previously honored astronauts from the ranks of the Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz, and Space Shuttle programs. |
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05/01/2004 |
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Astronaut Charles Duke near
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Astronaut Charles Duke near Lunar Roving Vehicle at Station no. 4 during EVA |
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Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, stands near the Lunar Roving Vehicle at Station no. 4, near Stone Mountain, during the second Apollo 16 extravehicular activity (EVA-2) at the Descartes landing site. Light rays from South Ray crater can be seen at upper left. The gnomon, which is used as a photographic reference to establish local vertical Sun angle, scale, and lunar color, is deployed in the center foreground. Note angularity of rocks in the area. |
| Date Taken |
1972-04-22 |
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Astronaut Charles Duke stand
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Astronaut Charles Duke stands at rock adjacent to "House Rock |
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Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., Apollo 16 lunar module pilot, stands at a rock adjacent (south) to the huge "House Rock" (barely out of view at right edge). Note shadow at extreme right center where the two moon-exploring crewmen of the mission sampled what they referred to as the "eastwest split of House Rock" or the open space between this rock and "House Rock". Duke has a sample bag in his hand, and a lunar surface rake leans against the large boulder. |
| Date Taken |
1972-02-23 |
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Astronaut Charles Duke works
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Astronaut Charles Duke works at front of Lunar Roving Vehicle |
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Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., Apollo 16 lunar module pilot, works at front of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) parked in this rock field at a North Ray crater geological site during the Mission's third extravehicular activity (EVA-3) on April 23, 1972. Astronaut John W. Young, commander, took this picture with a 70mm Hasselblad camera. |
| Date Taken |
1972-04-23 |
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Astronaut Charles Duke photo
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Astronaut Charles Duke photographed collecting lunar samples at Station 1 |
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Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, is photographed collecting lunar samples at Station no. 1 during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity at the Descartes landing site. This picture, looking eastward, was taken by Astronaut John W. Young, commander. Duke is standing at the rim of Plum crater, which is 40 meters in diameter and 10 meters deep. The parked Lunar Roving Vehicle can be seen in the left background. |
| Date Taken |
1972-04-21 |
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Astronaut Charles Duke exami
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Astronaut Charles Duke examines surface of boulder at North Ray crater |
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Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, examines the surface of a large boulder at North Ray crater during the third Apollo 16 extravehicular activity (EVA-3) at the Descartes landing site. This picture was taken by Astronaut John W. Young, commander. Note the chest-mounted 70mm Hasselblad camera. |
| Date Taken |
1972-04-23 |
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Astronauts Charles Duke surv
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Astronauts Charles Duke surveys terrain at California training site |
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Astronauts Charles M. Duke, prime crew lunar module pilot for Apollo 16, surveys the terrain at Bishop Tuff, California, training site. He was joined by Astronaut John W. Young, prime crew commander, for a geology training and extravehicular activity (EVA) simulation session. |
| Date Taken |
1971-06-10 |
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Astronaut Charles Duke hoist
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Astronaut Charles Duke hoisted up to Coast Guard helicopter during training |
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Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, is hoisted up to a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter during Apollo 16 water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. |
| Date Taken |
1972-02-05 |
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Astronaut Charles Duke train
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Astronaut Charles Duke trains with core tube on simulated lunar surface |
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Astronaut Charles M. Duke jr., Apollo 16 lunar module pilot, trains on a simulated surface area at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), with a core tube and a hammer. |
| Date Taken |
1972-03-22 |
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