NASA Photo ID: AS16-116-18578      File Name: 10075834.jpg
Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 04/21/72
Title: Astronaut John Young at LRV prior to deployment of ALSEP during first EVA
Description:
Astronaut John W. Young, commander of Apollo 16, is at the Lunar Roving 
Vehicle (LRV), just prior to deployment of the Apollo Lunar Surface 
Experiment Package (ALSEP) during the first extravehicular activity
(EVA-1),  on April 21, 1972. Note Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrometer at right
of Lunar  Module (LM) ladder. Also note pile of protective/thermal foil
under the U.S.  flag on the LM which the astronauts pulled away to get to
the Modular  Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA) bay.               

Subject terms:
APOLLO 16 FLIGHT                        
APOLLO PROJECT                          
ASTRONAUTS                              
DEPLOYMENT                              
EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY                 
LUNAR ROVING VEHICLES                   
LUNAR SURFACE VEHICLES                  
SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS                  

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