Wednesday, April 20, 2022

The Explorers' Club, № DCCCLXXIX

Operation AXIOM: Destination Moon—The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 16, Part II
20-23 April 1972: Troubleshooting a potential problem with Casper's S.P.S. engine delayed Orion's landing by six hours; Young & Duke landed the Orion at the Descartes Highlands, conducting three surface E.V.A., traversing 16.6 miles with the Lunar Roving Vehicle to collect 211 pounds of samples, including "Big Muley;" Mattingly took observations with a suite of sensors in the Casper's S.I.M. bay.
Bonus! Moonshot Songs o' the Day: Apollo 16
They Might be Giants, "For Science" from Then: The Earlier Years (Space Cadet Mike Papa DSKY)

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National Aeronautics & Space Administration, "Apollo 16 Excerpt 10" from The Apollo Missions (Space Cadet Mike Papa DSKY)
Semper exploro.

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