NASA Apollo 16 Red Number Photo AS16-114-18388

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Astronaut John W. Young, Apollo 16 commander, walks away from the deployment site of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) during the mission's first extravehicular activity (EVA-1) on April 21 1972. ALSEP components in the background are the Central Station (barely visible at extreme right), the Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG), Heat Flow Experiment (HFE) and the Lunar Surface Magnetometer (LSM). The lunar surface drill is at right center, and its stems are at left center. The view is looking north-northwest. Note the reflection of Young's gloved hands in his helmet visor. From the first release of Apollo 16 Lunar Surface Extravehicular (EVA) Photography. An original chromogenic 10" x  8" print on Kodak fiber-based paper bearing the "A Kodak Paper" watermark on the verso. From the library of Homer E. Newell, space scientist and NASA executive. Newell joined NASA in 1958, and was successively assistant director for space sciences (1958-1960), deputy director of space flight programs (1960-1961), director of space sciences (1961-1963), associate administrator for space science and applications (1963-1967) and finally to the third ranking position at NASA as associate administrator of NASA (1967-1974). N° de ref. del artículo 004659

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