Engineers Checking Deployment of Apollo 16's Lunar Rover
Dublin Core
Title
Engineers Checking Deployment of Apollo 16's Lunar Rover
Alternative Title
Apollo 16's Lunar Rover
Subject
John F. Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center
Merritt Island (Fla.)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
NASA
Apollo Project (U.S.)
Project Apollo (U.S.)
Apollo 16 (Spacecraft)
Description
Engineers checking the deployment of the Lunar Rover for Apollo 16 (AS-511) at John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Merritt Island, Florida. Apollo 16 was the tenth manned mission of Project Apollo, the fifth mission to land men on the Moon, and the first to land in the lunar highlands. The mission was crewed by Mission Commander John Young (1930-) (1930-), Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke (1935-), and Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly (1936-), and launched from KSC on April 16, 1972. Young and Duke spent nearly three days on the lunar surface conducting three extravehicular activities (EVA), also known as moonwalks. The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) used was the second time one had been used during a lunar landing mission. The Apollo 16 landed back on Earth in the South Pacific Ocean on April 27.
Source
Original black and white photographic print, December 10, 1971: Larry Summers Collection.
Date Created
1971-12-10
Contributor
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print, December 10, 1971.
Is Part Of
Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
263 KB
Medium
1 black and white photographic print
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Manned Spacecraft Operations Building, John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Larry Summers and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Michlowitz, Robert
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
External Reference
"APOLLO 16 (AS-511)." Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Accessed July 30, 2015. http://airandspace.si.edu/explore-and-learn/topics/apollo/apollo-program/landing-missions/apollo16.cfm.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 black and white photographic print
Collection
Citation
“Engineers Checking Deployment of Apollo 16's Lunar Rover,” RICHES, accessed December 11, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6094.