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“LRV-2 Deploy from LM Simulator using FLT no. 3 SSE. REF. no. Boeing 1-4081.”
What’s SSE you ask? Even if you didn’t:
“1.9. SPACE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (SSE)
The Space Support Equipment (SSE) consists of two basic subsystems of hardware, the structural support subsystem and the deployment hardware subsystem. The function of the structural support subsystem is to structurally support the LRV in the LM during launch boost, earth-lunar transit and landing. The function of the deployment hardware subsystems is to deploy the LRV from the LM to the lunar surface after landing.”
Above per/at:
www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/LRV_OpsNAS8-25145Pt1.pdf
Credit: ALSJ website
And, based on the above, one can deduce that - despite being MSFC issued - the photograph was taken at the Boeing Company’s Kent, WA facility, prior to shipment to KSC. That’s the only place the SSE associated with “FLT no. 3”, aka LRV-3/Apollo 17, would be “externally/pre-installation” available
Also, check out the deformed front left wheel…damn…along with the cool shadow cast by the left rear wheel on the wall/partition. A great visual demonstrating its ingenious “transparent” mesh design. Finally, the sequence of previous? LRV deployment photos posted, visible on the far left. Now, if I could only identify the Great American in the image.
This week in 1972, Apollo 16 launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Apollo 16 was the second of three science-oriented missions planned for the Apollo Program. The mission included a Lunar Roving Vehicle, developed by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, to transport astronauts and materials on the Moon. Today, Marshall is playing a vital role in the Artemis program by developing the Space Launch System, the backbone of NASA’s exploration plans and the only rocket capable of sending humans to the Moon and Mars. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
Image credit: NASA
John Young and LRV photographed by Charlie Duke, April 23 1972
Restored version of As16-117-18852, Apollo16 Magazine 117/F
Credits : NASA/JSC/Laurent Saulnier
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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.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: as16-114-18423
Date: April 21, 1972
This was taken on a trip to view the Apollo 16 launch.
Nikkormat FTn w/Vivitar 85-205mm f 3.8 Zoom
Laughing Gull
Cool Facts
The male and female Laughing Gull usually build their nest together. If a male cannot find a mate, he may start building a nest platform and then use it to attract a female.
The Laughing Gull is normally diurnal, or active during the day. During the breeding season it forages at night as well. It usually looks for food along the beach at night, but will also hover to catch insects around lights.
The adult Laughing Gull removes the eggshells from the nest after the eggs hatch. If the shells are not removed, a piece can become lodged on top of the slightly smaller unhatched third egg and prevent it from hatching.
Nest colonies in the northeastern United States were nearly eliminated by egg and plume hunters in the late 19th century. Populations have increased over the last century, following protection.
The oldest known Laughing Gull was at least 22 years old when it was killed in Maine in 2009, the same state where it had been banded in 1987.
“The Apollo 16 Saturn V space vehicle stands alone after the Mobile Service Structure was removed from Pad A at Launch Complex 39 today during the “wet” or fueled portion of the Countdown Demonstration Test. The week-long CDDT is conducted as a dress rehearsal for the actual countdown. During CDDT, all major spacecraft systems and ground support equipment are verified in preparation for the launch of astronauts John W. Young, Thomas K. Mattingly II and Charles M. Duke, Jr., to the Moon, scheduled for no earlier than April 16, 1972. The astronauts participated in the “dry” or unfueled portion of the CDDT, monitoring spacecraft systems in the same manner as they will on launch day.”
Note the multiple remotely operated cameras, mounted at the different levels, along the left side of the LUT. Also, the parked (and railed) triangular flame deflector in the immediate background.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – because it’s true - the image quality, resolution & ‘richness’ of so many of these vintage black & white NASA photographs is exquisite. Although maybe a little heavy on the contrast, this is gorgeous. I mean…just look at the resolvable detail…further facilitated by my considerate & generous 1200 dpi scan.
Not to mention, this is a rarely seen “head & shoulders portrait” perspective of Apollo 16 on the pad.
June 17, 2021
First Quarter Phase
The left side of this view of the Moon is dominated by a vertically arranged trio of large craters. These are, from top to bottom, Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, and Arzachel. Here they are caught within a few hours of daybreak. This timing makes certain features visible due to low-angle lighting, which emphasizes the vertical relief of even small hills and depressions.
For example: Look at Ptolemaeus crater (154 km diameter, 2.4 km depth). Notice on the floor of this vast walled plain that there are numerous shallow circular dimples, distributed across the floor. These are ghost craters, craters dug into the original floor of Ptolemaeus by a rain of later meteor, comet or small asteroid impacts. Sometime after their formation, other material, mostly rubble from other cratering impacts, filled the Ptolemaeus basin, including these craters, and left only the subtle ghostlike remnant circles where once ramparts stood tall. These features are most visible under lighting conditions such as I captured on June 17th.
Ptolemaeus is a basin so vast, that were you placed at its center, you would see a flat plain extending in all directions around you, the horizon interrupted by maybe one peak far to the East. That would be the highest point of the distant outer walls of Ptolemaeus.
Aside from the circular dimples, there is one crater prominent enough that it has its own name – Ammonius (9 km diameter). Other, lesser craters can be seen, as well as a multitude of tiny craterlets, barely within the resolution of my telescope, scattered across the plain of Ptolemaeus.
On the Northeastern wall of Ptolemaeus, starting at the 1:00 – 2:00 position, there is a linear arrangement of small craters that runs tangent to the rim of Ptolemaeus and ends near the southern end of another nearby crater, Müller (24 x 20 km oblong, 2 km depth). This linear feature has no official name. It is an example of a crater chain, called a “catena”, caused by a series of impacts from objects having a common source, such as pieces of a broken-up meteor or comet nucleus that hit the Moon, one after the other. Ratatat! This feature has been unofficially named “Catena Müller” by the lunar scientist, Danny Caes.
Now for Alphonsus (119 km diameter, 2.7 km depth). Alphonsus abuts the southern rim of Ptolemaeus, and, like its neighbor, is an ancient crater, a relic of the earliest eras of the Moon’s history. As such, it has survived all the insults the Solar System has dished out for 4 billion years or more. Its interior shows abundant craterlets. Its walls are slumped, battered and gouged by other smaller impacts. A lone pyramidal central peak rises toward the sky, its tip catching sunlight and its bulk casting a long shadow to the west. A ridge runs down the center of Alphonsus; it is described as consisting of ejected material from other impacts. To my eye it has a braided form, especially south of the central peak. Low chevron ridges of accumulated ejecta are seen in the southwestern quarter of the crater. Much of the crater interior remains in shadow; note the shape of the shadows cast by the eastern rim. Alphonsus was the impact site of the Ranger 9 mission in 1965. It was an alternate landing site for both the Apollo 16 and 17 missions.
The third and youngest of this trio is Arzachel (96km diameter, 3.6 km depth). This crater has ramparts that rise high above the surrounding terrain. The interior walls are terraced, and there is a prominent central peak, sited somewhat west of center. Only about a third of the crater floor is illuminated by sunlight in this early morning shot. Notice here again the prominent shadow cast by the central peak.
I will note one satellite crater of Arzachel crater in this photo: Arzachel B. On the rim of Arzachel, at roughly the 10:30 position, sits the half-lit Arzachel B. Not remarkable, true. But the creation of its near twin in the shallow seas of Cretaceous Alabama made for a very rough day in the Southeastern region of the North American continent of the time. Arzachel B is nearly identical in size to the Wetumpka Crater remnant located just north of Montgomery.
To the right (East) of the juncture of Ptolemaeus and Alphonsus is the hexagonal crater Albategnius (129 km diameter, 4.4km depth). Its walls are considerably degraded by slumping, cratering, and gouging. The smaller crater Klein sits on its western wall. Albategnius has a prominent central rebound peak, slightly off center to the west. Just visible in this photo is a tiny craterlet on the summit of the central peak.
As was the case with Ptolemaeus, Albategnius has small circular dimples in its floor, and numerous tiny craterlets as well. On the northwestern rim, what appears to be another unnamed catena reaches diagonally toward the northeast.
Stepping back from examination of individual craters, the whole western portion of the photo shows numerous radial valleys and gouges scarring the terrain. They point back toward some location out of the image to the Northwest. These are examples of “Imbrium Sculpture”. The Imbrium Event was a collision between the Moon and a large asteroid or protoplanet, which created the enormous Imbrium Basin and which sent great blocks of the Moon’s crust and pieces of the impactor bounding over the Moon’s surface at high speed. These massive chunks dug deep valleys into the Moon’s terrain, sculpting it as we see it now.
The right portion of the image has three features I’d like to highlight. In the lower left you can see another linear arrangement of craters, or catena. This one has a name, Catena Albufeda. Its name derives from a crater nearby. This is one of the longer catenae, 219 km from end to end. Crater Albufeda is the largest in this part of the photo. It’s namesake catena extends toward the lower right corner of the photo from the crater’s southern rim.
Above and right of Albufeda crater there is an area that is considerably lighter in color than is usual on the Moon. This area appears to be triangular in shape in the photo. The brightness is odd, for solar radiation darkens surface materials on the Moon. There are several such light areas on the Moon, with wildly differing shapes. Collectively they are called “Swirls” because that is what many of them look like. What they all have in common is a locally strong magnetic field. The “Why?” of the localized magnetic field is a topic of ongoing research. What seems evident, though, is that the magnetism shields surface materials from high-energy solar radiation in the same way that the Earth’s global magnetic field shields the planet from the same radiation. Areas like this might prove handy for human exploration of the Moon.
Speaking of human exploration of the Moon, the site of the Apollo 16 lunar landing is only some 60 km from this magnetic anomaly. Look above the area of the Swirl. There is a bright white dot. The dot marks a relatively fresh craterlet and its surrounding ejecta blanket; it is of no importance except as a guide. A little above and right of this dot is a cove or embayment into the rough hills to the dot’s right. That cove is the Apollo 16 landing site. There you will find the Apollo 16 Lunar Module, the Lunar Roving Vehicle, and a Passive Seismic Experiment Package. The Apollo 16 command module “Casper” is on display at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, here in my hometown: Huntsville, Alabama.
Best 15% of 8175 frames.
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On April 21, 1972, NASA astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 mission, took a far-ultraviolet photo of Earth with an ultraviolet camera. Young’s original black-and-white picture was printed on Agfacontour professional film three times, with each exposure recording only one light level. The three light levels were then colored blue (dimmest), green (next brightest), and red (brightest), resulting in the enhanced-color image seen here.
Credit: NASA
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Earnest C. Smith was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on May 17, 1932 and graduated from Jefferson High School in Pine Bluff in 1950. After serving in the United States Army from January 1953 to January 1955, Smith earned a Bachelor’s of science degree in mathematics from the University of Arkansas in Pine Bluff in 1956. In 1963, Smith accepted a National Science Foundation Fellowship which he used to complete a Master’s of science degree in mathematics from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville in 1964.
In 1964, Charles Smoot recruited Smith to Marshall Space Flight Center where he took a position as aerospace engineer in the Astrionics Laboratory. There, he performed analyses and evaluations of the guidance, control and navigations systems for the Saturn launch vehicles. For the Skylab Program, Smith carried out studies of the control subsystem, using digital and hybrid -more system simulations. He also was instrumental in the development and verification of the navigation system of the Lunar Roving Vehicle during which he travelled to Flagstaff, Arizona for testing. Smith later became director of the Astrionics Laboratory at Marshall.
Over his career, Smith received the NASA Exceptional Service Medal in 1972 for significant personal contributions to the theoretical development, practical implementation and operational support of the navigation systems for the Lunar Roving Vehicle on the Apollo 16 mission, as well as several commendations and the astronauts' Snoopy Award.
This image shows Earnest C. Smith in the Astrionics Laboratory in 1964.
Image credit: NASA
On April 16, 1972, the sixth manned lunar landing mission, Apollo 16, launched from Kennedy Space Center, Fla. on its way to conduct scientific investigations on the Moon’s Descartes highlands. The mission was also the first usage of the Moon as an astronomical observatory with the use of the ultraviolet camera/spectrograph which photographed ultraviolet light emitted by Earth and other celestial objects. In this photo taken by lunar module pilot Charles M. Duke, commander of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, John W. Young, salutes the United States flag during the mission’s first extravehicular activity. Both the Lunar Module (LM) “Orion” and the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) can be seen in the background. NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. held overall responsibility for both the Saturn V launch vehicle and the LRV.
Image credit: NASA
Original image:
www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/history/apollo16_140414.htm...
More Marshall history images:
www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/history/gallery/marshall_hi...
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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.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: AS16-116-18578
Date: April 21, 1972
(April 21, 1972) 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.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: AS16-113-18339
Date: April 21, 1972
After decades of uncertainty, the Apollo 16 S-IVB impact site on the lunar surface has been identified. S-IVBs were portions of the Saturn V rockets that brought astronauts to the moon. The site was identified in imagery from the high-resolution LROC Narrow Angle Camera aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Beginning with Apollo 13, the S-IVB rocket stages were deliberately impacted on the lunar surface after they were used. Seismometers placed on the moon by earlier Apollo astronauts measured the energy of these impacts to shed light on the internal lunar structure. Locations of the craters that the boosters left behind were estimated from tracking data collected just prior to the impacts.
Earlier in the LRO mission, the Apollo 13, 14, 15 and 17 impact sites were successfully identified, but Apollo 16's remained elusive. In the case of Apollo 16, radio contact with the booster was lost before the impact, so the location was only poorly known. Positive identification of the Apollo 16 S-IVB site took more time than the other four impact craters because the location ended up differing by about 30 km (about 19 miles) from the Apollo-era tracking estimate. (For comparison, the other four S-IVB craters were all within 7 km -- about four miles -- of their estimated locations.)
Apollo 16's S-IVB stage is on Mare Insularum, about 160 miles southwest of Copernicus Crater (more precisely: 1.921 degrees north, 335.377 degrees east, minus 1,104 meters elevation).
Credit: NASA/Goddard/Arizona State University
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When the space race was in full fling (bit.ly/FBAstro). A pair of vintage TV Guides from Apollo 11's 1969 moon landing & the 1972 Apollo 16 expedition with the lunar rover.
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The Apollo 16 command module, with astronauts John W. Young, Thomas K. Mattingly II and Charles M. Duke Jr. aboard, nears splashdown in the central Pacific Ocean to successfully conclude a lunar landing mission. This overhead picture was taken from a recovery aircraft seconds before the spacecraft hit the water. The splashdown occurred at 290:37:06 ground elapsed time at 1:45:06 a.m. (CST), April 27, 1972, at coordinates of 00:43.2 degrees south latitude and 156:11.4 degrees west longitude, a point approximately 215 miles southeast of Christmas Island.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: S72-36287
Date: April 27, 1972
Description: An overall view of activity in the Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) in the Mission Control Center (MCC) on the first day of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission. This picture was taken during television coverage transmitted from the Apollo 16 spacecraft on its way to the Moon. The TV monitor in the background shows how the Apollo 16 astronauts viewed the Earth from 7,500 nautical miles away.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: S72-35351
Date: April 16, 1972
A fantastic artist’s depiction of the deployment of the Particles and Fields Subsatellite from the Scientific Instrument Module (SIM) Bay of Apollo 15 CSM ‘Endeavour’.
I’m not totally sure, but I believe it’s a valid depiction for Apollo 16, ignorantly assuming its SIM Bay configuration to be the same.
Not surprisingly, and I’m quite certain about this, by Russ Arasmith. Not only does the style lead me to the conclusion, but also the “4”, the numbering being common to many of his works depicting key moments from the depicted mission.
"APOLLO 15 SUB-SATELLITE LAUNCH
SATELLITE LAUNCH--History's first launch of a sub-satellite by a manned spacecraft, one of highlights of upcoming Apollo 15 lunar mission, is depicted in artist's concept by North American Rockwell's Space Division. Sub-satellite, built by TRW Systems, will remain in lunar orbit for up to one year, gathering information on moon and its environment. It is part of varied scientific payload Apollo 15 will carry to moon. It will be ejected into orbit from Space Division-built command and service modules craft following lunar landing phase of mission."
Above heading & caption are from the NAR caption/description affixed to another copy of this photo.
A stunning, amazingly accurate (other than no docking probe) & highly detailed composition. No signature unfortunately. By Henry Lozano Jr.? Manuel E. Alvarez? Bert Winthrop? Donald W. Bester?
I don't think I've ever seen this before. Although the beaded(?) watercolor(?) appearance of the lunar surface looks vaguely familiar.
Always excellent/informative reading:
www.drewexmachina.com/2014/11/23/vintage-micro-the-apollo...
Credit: Andrew LePage/ExMachina website
Ditto:
heroicrelics.org/info/csm/apollo-subsatellite.html
Credit: Mike Jetzer/heroicrelics.org
In this photo, the Apollo 16 Command and Service Module (CSM) "Casper" approaches the Lunar Module (LM). The two spacecraft were about to make their final rendezvous of the mission, on April 23, 1972. Astronauts John W. Young and Charles M. Duke Jr., aboard the LM, were returning to the CSM in lunar orbit after three successful days on the lunar surface. Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II was in the CSM.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: AS16-113-18282
Date: April 23, 1972
“Apollo 15 modified lunar module for the ninth manned Apollo crew. The members of the Apollo 15 prime crew are James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot; David R. Scott, commander; and Alfred M. Worden, Jr., command module pilot. Apollo 15 is the fourth lunar landing mission and the first to use the Lunar Roving Vehicle to traverse the lunar surface.”
The plume deflector under the near RCS quad is…not there, but the other two are. Other than that it’s great, to include the lunar surface sensing probes, correctly located/depicted.
Looks to be from the same base diagram, with ample, informative & useful callouts. Well done:
airandspace.si.edu/multimedia-gallery/5212hjpg
Credit: Smithsonian NASM
(April 22, 1972) The Apollo 16 Lunar Module "Orion" is photographed from a distance by astronaut Chares M. Duke Jr., Lunar Module pilot, aboard the moving Lunar Roving Vehicle. Astronauts Duke and Commander John W. Young, were returing from the third Apollo 16 extravehicular activity (EVA-2). The RCA color television camera mounted on the LRV is in the foreground. A portion of the LRV's high-gain antenna is at top left.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: AS16-116-18678
Date: April 22, 1972
Astronaut John W. Young, Apollo 16 mission commander, drives the "Rover", Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) to its final parking place near the end of the third extravehicular activity (EVA-3) at the Descartes landing site. Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., Lunar Module pilot, took this photograph looking southward. The flank of Stone Mountain can be seen on the horizon at left. The shadow of the Lunar Module "Orion" is visible in the foreground.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: AS16-115-18559
Date: April 23, 1972
“EVOLUTION OF SPACE”
Although it’s quite the smorgasbord, with U.S. spaceflight - primarily manned - prominent, I see no Gemini representation. Probably because this is a promotion of North American Aviation/Rockwell/Rockwell Int'l & its/their subsidiaries' accomplishments. If so though, then what’s the Mercury Little Joe doing in there? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
A very nice work, with no signature unfortunately. Bert Winthrop? Maybe even Manuel Alvarez?
“Only direct reference to the rugged surface of the moon the LM astronauts have is furnished by their Ryan Landing Radar. Landmarks pass rapidly beneath, small craters appear everywhere. Familiar reference – like a house or a highway – is not to be seen. The radar continuously feeds accurate measurements of true altitude and forward or lateral velocity to the astronaut’s cockpit displays.”
Exquisite artist’s concept, courtesy the irrepressible Robert Watts, as part of an Apollo 10 'Souvenir Portfolio' on the Lunar Module's Ryan Aeronautical-manufactured landing radar.
8.5" x 11", fine pebble-grain finish.
Hmm. Timing, appearance...coincidence? I think not. But this kind of shit is rampant. Nowadays, common courtesy is apparently optional:
elpoderdelasgalaxias.wordpress.com/2018/09/29/ryan-lm-rog...
The Apollo 16 Saturn V space vehicle carrying astronauts John W. Young, Thomas K. Mattingly II, and Charles M. Duke, Jr., lifted off to the Moon at 12:54 p.m. EST April 16, 1972, from the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: 72PC-0177
Date: April 16, 1972
“APOLLO 16 SUIT CHECK---Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot for the upcoming Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, tries on for size the flight version of the Apollo extravehicular space suit at ILC Industries, Inc., Dover, Delaware. The A7LB, used on the Apollo 15 mission and scheduled for use on Apollos 16 and 17, replaces the pre-Apollo 15 A7L versions. The EV suit, together with a liquid cooling garment, portable life support system (PLSS), oxygen purge system, lunar extravehicular visor assembly, lunar boots and gloves and other components make up the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU). Part of the PLSS is visible here.”
An excellent, articulate & informative caption. Must be of ILC origin.
Made a lego model of the astronaut John Young doing the famous Jumping Salute during his mission Apollo 16 in April, 1972.
I also made the latest spacesuit for the Artemis program to go back to the moon in 2024:
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NASA File Number:JSC2007e045380
Mission:16
Description:Lunar Module West
Feature(s):Stone Mountain
Images : AS16-116-18565 – AS16-116-18591
Nous fêtons les 50 ans des premiers pas sur la Lune. Si Neil Armstrong a été le premier humain à y marcher le 21 juillet 1969, David Scott fut le premier à conduire sur la Lune, le 31 juillet 1971 dans le cadre de la mission Apollo 15. Il y aura donc eu 6 astronautes qui ont roulé sur la Lune. Leur véhicule a été développé par Boeing avec, entre autres, la participation de Delco (General Motors) et Goodyear. Il était « pliable » pour pouvoir être intégré au module lunaire. Mais surtout, son développement n’a pris que 17 mois et ce véhicule a parfaitement fonctionné durant les 3 missions sur l’astre (Apollo 15, 16 et 17).
Le Lunar Roving Vehicule (LRV), sorte de "dune buggy" alimenté par deux batteries zinc-argent non rechargeables d’une autonomie de 92 km, fut le premier véhicule tout-terrain conduit par un humain ailleurs que sur Terre qui se déplaçait à une vitesse d’environ 14 km/h. Chaque batterie pèse 27 kg, a une capacité de 121 A.h et délivre le courant sous une tension de 36 volts. Une seule batterie est utilisée en opération et dispose d'une capacité suffisante pour alimenter les moteurs (la deuxième batterie est présente par sécurité). Ce véhicule ne pèse que 210 kg avec une charge utile de 490 kg (363 kg pour les astronautes avec leur combinaison et 172 kg pour les échantillons lunaires). En masse lunaire, où la gravité est 6 fois moindre que sur Terre, il ne pèse plus que « 35 kg » à vide. Son châssis réalisé en tubes d'alliage d'aluminium mesure 3,1 m de long pour 1,8 m de large avec un plancher en aluminium.. La hauteur maximale est de 1,14 m et la garde au sol à pleine charge de 35 cm. Le châssis est rattaché à chaque roue par une suspension à double triangulation comportant un amortisseur hydraulique à huile pour limiter les mouvements verticaux. Chaque bras (triangle de suspension) est lié au châssis via une barre de torsion (2 barres de torsion par roue).
Le système de propulsion du Rover lunaire utilise des moteurs électriques (un moteur de 190 W (0,25 ch) dans chaque roue de 32 pouces (81 cm), large de 9 pouces (23 cm)), qui doivent satisfaire plusieurs contraintes : couple variable (élevé pour franchir les obstacles), vitesse variable (pour maximiser le temps consacré à l'exploration scientifique), rendement élevé (pour limiter la consommation électrique). En outre, ces moteurs doivent fonctionner dans le vide qui limite la dissipation de la chaleur. Les quatre roues sont motrices et individuellement directrices. Chaque roue pouvait être découplée et passer en roue libre en cas d’avarie moteur. Pour permettre une progression plus facile sur la surface poudreuse de la Lune, le pneu conventionnel est remplacé par un treillis métallique constitué de cordes à piano tressées. La résille est constituée de 800 fils d'acier zingués à haute résistance. Sous la résille se trouve une deuxième enveloppe plus rigide de 64,8 cm de diamètre, qui limite la déformation de l'enveloppe extérieure en cas de gros chocs. Cette structure est constituée de 20 bandes cintrées en titane. Chaque roue pèse 5,4 kg et est conçue pour pouvoir rouler au moins 180 km (chacune coûte 85 000 $). Les jantes sont en titane et les enjoliveurs en aluminium.
Sur le plan technique, le véhicule devait fonctionner dans un environnement particulièrement hostile : températures extrêmes le jour comme la nuit (les températures au sol y passent de 130 °C à −130 °C), absence d'atmosphère, faible gravité, terrain accidenté et meuble. Le LRV ne possède pas de volant, il est commandé par une simple manette en T pour contrôler les virages, l'accélération et le freinage, d’une seule main, mais gantée ! Le tableau de bord restitue les principales informations permettant de contrôler la navigation et le fonctionnement du véhicule. Les données fournies sont : la vitesse du Rover, la distance parcourue (avec une précision de 100 mètres), la pente et le dévers, le cap suivi (sur une rose graduée de 5° en 5°), la position du module lunaire, la tension et la charge restante des batteries, la température des batteries et des moteurs électriques de traction. Le Rover dispose d'un système de télécommunication permettant à ses occupants de dialoguer entre eux ainsi qu'avec la station de contrôle sur Terre. Le Rover est également équipé d'une caméra de télévision couleur, installée à l'avant du véhicule, qui permet aux astronautes de transmettre à l'arrêt des images en temps réel : elle peut être contrôlée à distance depuis la Terre. Les contrôleurs de mission ainsi que les scientifiques sur la Terre peuvent ainsi assister les cosmonautes dans leur exploration du sol lunaire. L'image est transmise par une antenne en forme de parapluie montée sur un mât situé sur l'avant du châssis ; celle-ci doit être réorientée à chaque arrêt par les astronautes vers la Terre.
Le Buggy de Boeing et GM estimé à 19 millions de dollars par la NASA atteindra un prix final de 38 millions de dollars (environ 265 millions de dollars en 2019). Grâce aux Rovers, les astronautes purent prospecter un plus grand nombre de sites, permettant d'améliorer notre compréhension de la géologie et de la formation de la Lune. Quatre LRV ont été construits, trois sont toujours sur la surface de notre satellite naturel, après avoir parcouru un total combiné de 57 milles (91,7 km). Ce sera sans doute un lieu de visite incontournable pour les futurs touristes sur la Lune …
We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first steps on the moon. If Neil Armstrong was the first human to walk there on July 21, 1969, David Scott was the first to drive on the Moon, July 31, 1971 as part of the Apollo 15 mission. There will have been 6 astronauts who have rolled on the moon. Their vehicle was developed by Boeing with, among others, the participation of Delco (General Motors) and Goodyear. It was "foldable" to be integrated into the lunar module. But above all, its development took only 17 months and this vehicle worked perfectly during the 3 missions on the star (Apollo 15, 16 and 17).
The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), a sort of "dune buggy" powered by two non-rechargeable zinc-silver batteries with a range of 92 km, was the first all-terrain vehicle driven by a human anywhere on Earth that moved to a speed of about 14 km / h. Each battery weighs 27 kg, has a capacity of 121 A.h and delivers the current under a voltage of 36 volts. Only one battery is used in operation and has sufficient capacity to power the motors (the second battery is present for safety). This vehicle weighs only 210 kg with a payload of 490 kg (363 kg for astronauts with their combination and 172 kg for lunar samples). In lunar mass, where the gravity is 6 times less than on Earth, it weighs only "35 kg" empty. Its chassis made of aluminum alloy tubes is 3.1 m long and 1.8 m wide with an aluminum floor. The maximum height is 1.14 m and the ground clearance is fully loaded. 35 cm. The frame is attached to each wheel by a double wishbone suspension with an oil hydraulic damper to limit vertical movements. Each arm (wishbone) is connected to the chassis via a torsion bar (2 torsion bars per wheel).
The Lunar Rover propulsion system uses electric motors (a 190 W (0.25 hp) motor in each 32 inch (81 cm), 9 inch (23 cm) wide wheel), which must meet several constraints: variable torque (high to overcome obstacles), variable speed (to maximize the time spent on scientific exploration), high efficiency (to limit power consumption). In addition, these motors must operate in a vacuum that limits heat dissipation. The four wheels are driving and individually guiding. Each wheel could be decoupled and freewheel in case of engine failure. To allow easier progression on the powdery surface of the Moon, the conventional tire is replaced by a wire mesh consisting of braided piano strings. The mesh consists of 800 high-strength galvanized steel wires. Under the mesh is a second, more rigid envelope of 64.8 cm in diameter, which limits the deformation of the outer shell in case of big shocks. This structure consists of 20 curved strips of titanium. Each wheel weighs 5.4 kg and is designed to ride at least 180 km (each costs $ 85,000). The rims are in titanium and the hubcaps in aluminum.
On the technical side, the vehicle had to operate in a particularly hostile environment: extreme temperatures day and night (ground temperatures go from 130 ° C to -130 ° C), lack of atmosphere, low gravity, rough terrain and furniture. The LRV does not have a steering wheel, it is controlled by a simple T-handle to control turns, acceleration and braking, with one hand, but gloved! The dashboard provides the main information to control the navigation and operation of the vehicle. The data provided are: the speed of the Rover, the distance traveled (with a precision of 100 meters), the slope and the slope, the course followed (on a rose graduated 5 ° in 5 °), the position of the lunar module, the voltage and the remaining charge of the batteries, the temperature of the batteries and electric traction motors. The Rover has a telecommunication system allowing its occupants to interact with each other and with the control station on Earth. The Rover is also equipped with a color television camera, installed at the front of the vehicle, which allows astronauts to transmit images in real time at a stop: it can be controlled remotely from Earth. Mission controllers and scientists on Earth can assist cosmonauts in their exploration of the lunar soil. The image is transmitted by an umbrella-shaped antenna mounted on a mast located on the front of the chassis; it must be redirected at each stop by astronauts to Earth. The Boeing Buggy and GM estimated at 19 million dollars by NASA will reach a final price of 38 million dollars (about 265 million dollars in 2019). Thanks to the Rovers, the astronauts were able to explore more sites, improving our understanding of the geology and formation of the Moon. Four LRVs were built, three are still on the surface of our natural satellite, having traveled a combined total of 57 miles (91.7 km). It will undoubtedly be a must-visit place for future tourists on the Moon …
“APOLLO 16 LANDING SITE-----An artist’s concept illustrating an eastward view of the Apollo 16 Descartes landing site. The white overlay indicates the scheduled traverses by the Apollo 16 astronauts in the Lunar Roving Vehicle. The Roman numerals are the EVAs: and the Arabic numbers are the station stops along the traverses. The Descartes landing area is generally west of the Sea of Nectar and southwest of the Sea of Tranquility. The LRV traverses extend northward to the Smokey Mountains near Station 14 and southward to Stone Mountain near Station 4. Astronauts John W. Young, commander, and Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot, will descend in the Lunar Module to the lunar surface to explore the Descartes landing site, while Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot, will remain with the Command and Service Modules in lunar orbit.”
Let’s face it, out of the Apollo “J” missions, the Apollo 16 Descartes Highlands landing site was by far the least visually interesting. Other than ‘House Rock’ & North Ray crater, it was pretty dull.
Did that contribute to this being basically nonexistent online? Although it is buried & languishing at the following decremented long-defunct website. Although grateful, I’m appalled that, pathetically, THIS is still the only place I find low-resolution images, with their ID numbers. In fact, multiple nice images ‘exist’ within this untended gravesite. Sad:
science.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/images/pao/AS16/10075...
science.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/images/pao/AS16/10075...
Although I assume there was one, I don’t even remember the Tang poster for this landing site…or that I even had it…whereas I clearly recall having Apollo 15 & 17. That’s pretty bad…I feel sorta guilty.
Very nice artwork by NASA artist Jerry L. Elmore, responsible for the Apollo 15 & 17 depictions as well.
Astronaut Charles M. Duke, Jr., lunar module pilot during the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, works 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 (who took this picture), and Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot, who remained with the Command and Service Module in lunar orbit while Young and Duke were on the Moon.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: 72-HC-420
Date: April 22, 1972
A moon rock collected by astronaut John Young during the Apollo 16 mission is seen before the swearing-in ceremony for former Senator Bill Nelson, as the 14th NASA Administrator, by Vice President Kamala Harris, Monday, May 3, 2021, at the Ceremonial Office in the Old Executive Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Apollo 16 astronauts (left to right), Lunar Module Pilot Charles M. Duke, Commander John W. Young, and Command Module Pilot Thomas K. Mattingly II during a training exercise in preparation for the Lunar Landing Mission.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: 72-h-249
Date: February 6, 1972
Nous fêtons les 50 ans des premiers pas sur la Lune. Si Neil Armstrong a été le premier humain à y marcher le 21 juillet 1969, David Scott fut le premier à conduire sur la Lune, le 31 juillet 1971 dans le cadre de la mission Apollo 15. Il y aura donc eu 6 astronautes qui ont roulé sur la Lune. Leur véhicule a été développé par Boeing avec, entre autres, la participation de Delco (General Motors) et Goodyear. Il était « pliable » pour pouvoir être intégré au module lunaire. Mais surtout, son développement n’a pris que 17 mois et ce véhicule a parfaitement fonctionné durant les 3 missions sur l’astre (Apollo 15, 16 et 17).
Le Lunar Roving Vehicule (LRV), sorte de "dune buggy" alimenté par deux batteries zinc-argent non rechargeables d’une autonomie de 92 km, fut le premier véhicule tout-terrain conduit par un humain ailleurs que sur Terre qui se déplaçait à une vitesse d’environ 14 km/h. Chaque batterie pèse 27 kg, a une capacité de 121 A.h et délivre le courant sous une tension de 36 volts. Une seule batterie est utilisée en opération et dispose d'une capacité suffisante pour alimenter les moteurs (la deuxième batterie est présente par sécurité). Ce véhicule ne pèse que 210 kg avec une charge utile de 490 kg (363 kg pour les astronautes avec leur combinaison et 172 kg pour les échantillons lunaires). En masse lunaire, où la gravité est 6 fois moindre que sur Terre, il ne pèse plus que « 35 kg » à vide. Son châssis réalisé en tubes d'alliage d'aluminium mesure 3,1 m de long pour 1,8 m de large avec un plancher en aluminium.. La hauteur maximale est de 1,14 m et la garde au sol à pleine charge de 35 cm. Le châssis est rattaché à chaque roue par une suspension à double triangulation comportant un amortisseur hydraulique à huile pour limiter les mouvements verticaux. Chaque bras (triangle de suspension) est lié au châssis via une barre de torsion (2 barres de torsion par roue).
Le système de propulsion du Rover lunaire utilise des moteurs électriques (un moteur de 190 W (0,25 ch) dans chaque roue de 32 pouces (81 cm), large de 9 pouces (23 cm)), qui doivent satisfaire plusieurs contraintes : couple variable (élevé pour franchir les obstacles), vitesse variable (pour maximiser le temps consacré à l'exploration scientifique), rendement élevé (pour limiter la consommation électrique). En outre, ces moteurs doivent fonctionner dans le vide qui limite la dissipation de la chaleur. Les quatre roues sont motrices et individuellement directrices. Chaque roue pouvait être découplée et passer en roue libre en cas d’avarie moteur. Pour permettre une progression plus facile sur la surface poudreuse de la Lune, le pneu conventionnel est remplacé par un treillis métallique constitué de cordes à piano tressées. La résille est constituée de 800 fils d'acier zingués à haute résistance. Sous la résille se trouve une deuxième enveloppe plus rigide de 64,8 cm de diamètre, qui limite la déformation de l'enveloppe extérieure en cas de gros chocs. Cette structure est constituée de 20 bandes cintrées en titane. Chaque roue pèse 5,4 kg et est conçue pour pouvoir rouler au moins 180 km (chacune coûte 85 000 $). Les jantes sont en titane et les enjoliveurs en aluminium.
Sur le plan technique, le véhicule devait fonctionner dans un environnement particulièrement hostile : températures extrêmes le jour comme la nuit (les températures au sol y passent de 130 °C à −130 °C), absence d'atmosphère, faible gravité, terrain accidenté et meuble. Le LRV ne possède pas de volant, il est commandé par une simple manette en T pour contrôler les virages, l'accélération et le freinage, d’une seule main, mais gantée ! Le tableau de bord restitue les principales informations permettant de contrôler la navigation et le fonctionnement du véhicule. Les données fournies sont : la vitesse du Rover, la distance parcourue (avec une précision de 100 mètres), la pente et le dévers, le cap suivi (sur une rose graduée de 5° en 5°), la position du module lunaire, la tension et la charge restante des batteries, la température des batteries et des moteurs électriques de traction. Le Rover dispose d'un système de télécommunication permettant à ses occupants de dialoguer entre eux ainsi qu'avec la station de contrôle sur Terre. Le Rover est également équipé d'une caméra de télévision couleur, installée à l'avant du véhicule, qui permet aux astronautes de transmettre à l'arrêt des images en temps réel : elle peut être contrôlée à distance depuis la Terre. Les contrôleurs de mission ainsi que les scientifiques sur la Terre peuvent ainsi assister les cosmonautes dans leur exploration du sol lunaire. L'image est transmise par une antenne en forme de parapluie montée sur un mât situé sur l'avant du châssis ; celle-ci doit être réorientée à chaque arrêt par les astronautes vers la Terre.
Le Buggy de Boeing et GM estimé à 19 millions de dollars par la NASA atteindra un prix final de 38 millions de dollars (environ 265 millions de dollars en 2019). Grâce aux Rovers, les astronautes purent prospecter un plus grand nombre de sites, permettant d'améliorer notre compréhension de la géologie et de la formation de la Lune. Quatre LRV ont été construits, trois sont toujours sur la surface de notre satellite naturel, après avoir parcouru un total combiné de 57 milles (91,7 km). Ce sera sans doute un lieu de visite incontournable pour les futurs touristes sur la Lune …
We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first steps on the moon. If Neil Armstrong was the first human to walk there on July 21, 1969, David Scott was the first to drive on the Moon, July 31, 1971 as part of the Apollo 15 mission. There will have been 6 astronauts who have rolled on the moon. Their vehicle was developed by Boeing with, among others, the participation of Delco (General Motors) and Goodyear. It was "foldable" to be integrated into the lunar module. But above all, its development took only 17 months and this vehicle worked perfectly during the 3 missions on the star (Apollo 15, 16 and 17).
The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), a sort of "dune buggy" powered by two non-rechargeable zinc-silver batteries with a range of 92 km, was the first all-terrain vehicle driven by a human anywhere on Earth that moved to a speed of about 14 km / h. Each battery weighs 27 kg, has a capacity of 121 A.h and delivers the current under a voltage of 36 volts. Only one battery is used in operation and has sufficient capacity to power the motors (the second battery is present for safety). This vehicle weighs only 210 kg with a payload of 490 kg (363 kg for astronauts with their combination and 172 kg for lunar samples). In lunar mass, where the gravity is 6 times less than on Earth, it weighs only "35 kg" empty. Its chassis made of aluminum alloy tubes is 3.1 m long and 1.8 m wide with an aluminum floor. The maximum height is 1.14 m and the ground clearance is fully loaded. 35 cm. The frame is attached to each wheel by a double wishbone suspension with an oil hydraulic damper to limit vertical movements. Each arm (wishbone) is connected to the chassis via a torsion bar (2 torsion bars per wheel).
The Lunar Rover propulsion system uses electric motors (a 190 W (0.25 hp) motor in each 32 inch (81 cm), 9 inch (23 cm) wide wheel), which must meet several constraints: variable torque (high to overcome obstacles), variable speed (to maximize the time spent on scientific exploration), high efficiency (to limit power consumption). In addition, these motors must operate in a vacuum that limits heat dissipation. The four wheels are driving and individually guiding. Each wheel could be decoupled and freewheel in case of engine failure. To allow easier progression on the powdery surface of the Moon, the conventional tire is replaced by a wire mesh consisting of braided piano strings. The mesh consists of 800 high-strength galvanized steel wires. Under the mesh is a second, more rigid envelope of 64.8 cm in diameter, which limits the deformation of the outer shell in case of big shocks. This structure consists of 20 curved strips of titanium. Each wheel weighs 5.4 kg and is designed to ride at least 180 km (each costs $ 85,000). The rims are in titanium and the hubcaps in aluminum.
On the technical side, the vehicle had to operate in a particularly hostile environment: extreme temperatures day and night (ground temperatures go from 130 ° C to -130 ° C), lack of atmosphere, low gravity, rough terrain and furniture. The LRV does not have a steering wheel, it is controlled by a simple T-handle to control turns, acceleration and braking, with one hand, but gloved! The dashboard provides the main information to control the navigation and operation of the vehicle. The data provided are: the speed of the Rover, the distance traveled (with a precision of 100 meters), the slope and the slope, the course followed (on a rose graduated 5 ° in 5 °), the position of the lunar module, the voltage and the remaining charge of the batteries, the temperature of the batteries and electric traction motors. The Rover has a telecommunication system allowing its occupants to interact with each other and with the control station on Earth. The Rover is also equipped with a color television camera, installed at the front of the vehicle, which allows astronauts to transmit images in real time at a stop: it can be controlled remotely from Earth. Mission controllers and scientists on Earth can assist cosmonauts in their exploration of the lunar soil. The image is transmitted by an umbrella-shaped antenna mounted on a mast located on the front of the chassis; it must be redirected at each stop by astronauts to Earth. The Boeing Buggy and GM estimated at 19 million dollars by NASA will reach a final price of 38 million dollars (about 265 million dollars in 2019). Thanks to the Rovers, the astronauts were able to explore more sites, improving our understanding of the geology and formation of the Moon. Four LRVs were built, three are still on the surface of our natural satellite, having traveled a combined total of 57 miles (91.7 km). It will undoubtedly be a must-visit place for future tourists on the Moon …
Apollo 16
Apollo 16 was the tenth manned mission in the United States Apollo space program, the fifth and penultimate to land on the Moon and the first to land in the lunar highlands. The second of the so-called "J missions," it was crewed by Commander John Young, Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke and Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly. Launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:54 PM EST on April 16, 1972, the mission lasted 11 days, 1 hour, and 51 minutes, and concluded at 2:45 PM EST on April 27.[2][3][4]
Young and Duke spent 71 hours—just under three days—on the lunar surface, during which they conducted three extra-vehicular activities or moonwalks, totaling 20 hours and 14 minutes. The pair drove the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), the second produced and used on the Moon, for 26.7 kilometers (16.6 mi). On the surface, Young and Duke collected 95.8 kilograms (211 lb) of lunar samples for return to Earth, while Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly orbited in the command and service module (CSM) above to perform observations. Mattingly spent 126 hours and 64 revolutions in lunar orbit. After Young and Duke rejoined Mattingly in lunar orbit, the crew released a subsatellite from the service module (SM). During the return trip to Earth, Mattingly performed a one-hour spacewalk to retrieve several film cassettes from the exterior of the service module.[2][3]
Apollo 16's landing spot in the highlands was chosen to allow the astronauts to gather geologically older lunar material than the samples obtained in the first four landings, which were in or near lunar maria. Samples from the Descartes Formation and the Cayley Formation disproved a hypothesis that the formations were volcanic in origin.[5]
Crew
Position[6] Astronaut
Commander John W. Young Fourth spaceflight
Command Module Pilot Thomas K. Mattingly IIFirst spaceflight
Lunar Module Pilot Charles M. Duke Jr.Only spaceflight
Mattingly had originally been assigned to the prime crew of Apollo 13, but was exposed to rubella through Duke, at that time on the back-up crew for Apollo 13, who had caught it from one of his children. He never contracted the illness, but was nevertheless removed from the crew and replaced by his backup, Jack Swigert, three days before the launch.[7] Young, a captain in the United States Navy, had flown on three spaceflights prior to Apollo 16: Gemini 3, Gemini 10 and Apollo 10, which orbited the Moon.[8] One of 19 astronauts selected by NASA in April 1966, Duke had never flown in space before Apollo 16. He served on the support crew of Apollo 10 and was a capsule communicator (CAPCOM) for Apollo 11.[9]
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_16
“General geography of the Descartes region. The ruggedness of the lunar highlands is shown very well in this sketch of the region by artist Jerry Elmore. Note the flat bottoms of the large craters. We are looking due east. The trajectory of the descending LM is shown as the heavy location of area of Figure 6 is indicated by the light dashed line.”
Yet another pathetic & minimal ‘effort’, incompetently copied from “ON THE MOON WITH APOLLO 16: A Guidebook to the Descartes Region”, NASA EP-95. Read/re-read the last sentence. Even the simple act of copying…correctly, apparently a bridge too far.
The caption from it, as originally written:
“FIGURE 7.-General geography of the Descartes region. The ruggedness of the lunar highlands is shown very well in this sketch of the region by artist Jerry Elmore. Note the flat bottoms of the large craters. We are looking due east. The trajectory of the descending LM is shown as the heavy dashed line. Location of area of Figure 6 is indicated by the light dashed line.”
Above at/from:
www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a16/A16OTM01-14.pdf
Credit: ALSJ website
Also:
Despite obviously being a ‘working’ copy of the image, the photograph has retained its high gloss. The taped area to the upper left, which may have been to affix something, as there’s no damage, will remain. It’s removal would also take with it the minor crater visible.
When presented ICW with Mr. Elmore’s other landing site depictions, as in the above cited publication, the image provides excellent context WRT the Descartes landing site. Oddly/Pleasantly surprisingly, to even include attribution to Mr. Elmore!
“Astronaut John W. Young, Apollo 16 mission commander”
The above is per the linked photo below.
John Young – ‘nuff said.
The photograph is in fantastic condition, with only a minor paperclip indentation at the top.
This is the first “A KODAK PAPER” (AKP) photograph I’ve come across with an Astronaut’s preprinted signature, vice subsequently applied by autopen.
I’m wondering if it’s from a “limited run”, possibly intended for distribution to VIPs of whatever sort. “VIP” enough to merit a AKP photo, but not enough of a VIP to receive one with an original signature. Whatever the reason, it’s a unicorn.
Note that Young is posing with a hoity-toity Denoyer-Geppert moon globe. He’s also wearing his Omega Speedmaster Pro on JB Champion bracelet.
Watch identification per & paraphrased from/at:
www.fratellowatches.com/astronaut-john-w-young/#gref
Credit: “FRATELLO WATCHES/FRATELLO MAGAZINE” website
Also…JB Champion bracelets…holy crap…who knew:
www.watchbooksonly.com/articles/watch-reviews/komfit-fors...
Credit: “WATCH BOOKS ONLY” website
Apollo 16 and Apollo 17 astronauts helped test the Lunar Roving Vehicle deployment system at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., the NASA center responsible for designing and testing the rover.
Image credit: NASA
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“APOLLO 16 CAMERA/SPECTROGRAPH ON MOON-----An artist’s concept showing Astronaut John W. Young (on right), commander adjusting the Lunar Surface Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph during extravehicular activity at the Moon’s Descartes landing site. The figure in the left background represents Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot. The camera/spectrograph (S-201 Experiment) is deployed in the shadow of the Lunar Module. The camera/spectrograph will be pointed several times during each Apollo 16 lunar surface EVA. The experiment is built by the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D. C. The three-inch electronographic camera is designed to photograph invisible ultraviolet light form the Earth and its geocorona, from stars, nebulae and remote galaxies. Film from the camera/spectrograph will be removed after the final EVA and carried back to Earth for processing and measurement at the Manned Spacecraft Center. The scientific investigators, Dr.George Carruthers and Dr. Thornton Page, hope to find new clouds of hydrogen and other gases, some of them in remote regions of the universe. (This art work is be Craig Kavafes of the Grumman Aerospace Corporation.)”
And/or the Grumman Aerospace Corporation caption/description:
“APOLLO 16 AT DESCARTES: Apollo 16 mission commander, astronaut John Young, adjusts the Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrometer that he and astronaut Charles Duke have deployed in the shadow of the lunar module at the Descartes lunar landing site. The two, having set up the telescope-camera on a tripod, will point it several times during each lunar surface exploration period. They will remove its film and return it to Earth after the last Extra-vehicular Activity (EVA). Artist rendering by Craig Kavafes, Grumman Aerospace Corporation. Color transparency available upon request.”
A model of the Apollo-Soyuz spacecraft with docking adapter is shown to President Richard Nixon. The NASA Apollo 16 astronauts, John W. Young, Charles M. Duke, Thomas K. Mattingly, with NASA Administrator Dr. James C. Fletcher met with President Richard Nixon at the White House shortly after returning from the Moon. The President also received a progress report on the Joint U.S. and U.S.S.R. space docking project. The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project launched three years later on July 15, 1975.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: 72-HC-522
Date: June 15, 1972
“Gemini 10 astronaut John W. Young, command pilot for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s three day Earth orbital mission undergoes a weight and balance check. Plans for the Gemini 10 mission include rendezvous, docking, and extravehicular activity.”
Nice photo of one of the most beloved & respected astronauts of all time. Taken at the KSC Pyrotechnic Installation Building.
See also:
uk.pinterest.com/pin/393079873721465926/
Credit: Kandice Halfacre/UK Pinterest
commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gordon_Cooper_Jr._is_be...
Credit: Wikimedia Commons
www.alamy.com/nasa-astronaut-neil-armstrong-undergoes-wei...
Excellent context:
picryl.com/media/astronaut-walter-schirra-during-weight-a...
Credit: PICRYL website
“APOLLO 16 SUBSATELLITE----An artist’s concept depicting the lunar Particles and Fields subsatellite, built by TRW Inc., as it might appear to the Apollo 16 astronauts shortly after its ejection into orbit around the Moon from the Apollo spacecraft. The 30-inch-high, 80-pound satellite is mounted in the SIM bay of the Apollo 16 Service Module. The small satellite will orbit the Moon to study magnetic and gravitational fields and sample the charged particle composition of space near the Moon. This satellite is nearly identical to the one carried to the Moon by Apollo 15. These launches illustrate the feasibility of launching unmanned spacecraft from NASA’s proposed orbiting Space Shuttle. The figures of the three men represent Astronauts John W. Young, Thomas K. Mattingly, and Charles M. Duke Jr. This is TRW Inc. artwork.”
If the listing of the crew is from foreground-to-background, that does vaguely look a little like Young and the astronaut in the background does also look a little like Duke; however, the marginalized gent squeezed up between the crew couches does not at all look like Mattingly. I don’t actually think they’d be in these positions, especially during the deployment of the subsatellite. Also, looks like 'Charlie' is about to punch something into an inaccurately depicted DSKY panel...possibly from a Block I CM configuration? Wonderful, nonetheless.
The TRW artist is the immensely talented John Desatoff. Not surprisingly, Mr. Desatoff's works were featured in a 1968 Smithsonian Institute traveling museum/exhibition entitled “Exploring Space: Paintings by John Desatoff,” which now reside in the Institution's archives.
TMI, but very informative:
www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum29/HTML/001128.html
Credit: collectSPACE website
Also:
heroicrelics.org/info/csm/apollo-subsatellite.html
Credit: Mike Jetzer/heroicrelics.org
Most importantly, Rest In Peace Mr. Desatoff, and THANK YOU:
www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=john-j-...
Credit: Legacy website