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John Young on the First Apollo 16 Spacewalk
John Young on the First Apollo 16 Spacewalk

Astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, stands at the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package…

Astronaut John Young Collecting Lunar Samples
Astronaut John Young Collecting Lunar Samples

Astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, is photographed collecting lunar samples near North Ray…

Portrait of Astronaut Bruce McCandless II
Portrait of Astronaut Bruce McCandless II

Official Space Shuttle portrait showing Astronaut Bruce McCandless, II, attired in the Shuttle Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Suit with Manned Maneuvering…

Astronaut Bruce McCandless on First-ever Untethered Spacewalk
Astronaut Bruce McCandless on First-ever Untethered Spacewalk

Astronaut Bruce McCandless II, STS-41-B mission specialist, uses his hands to control his movement above the Earth — just a…

John Young Driving the Lunar Rover
John Young Driving the Lunar Rover

The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) gets a speed workout by astronaut John W. Young in the “Grand Prix” run during…

Astronaut Bruce McCandless Tests New Technology on Historic Spacewalk
Astronaut Bruce McCandless Tests New Technology on Historic Spacewalk

Some have called it NASA’s first “cherry picker” in space. Others simply call it the mobile foot restraint (MFR) connected…

Liftoff of Apollo 16
Liftoff of Apollo 16

The huge, 363-feet tall Apollo 16 space vehicle is launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida,…

Astronaut Bruce McCandless Tests New Technology on Historic Spacewalk
Astronaut Bruce McCandless Tests New Technology on Historic Spacewalk

Astronaut Bruce McCandless II, STS-41B mission specialist, tests a “cherry-picker” type device during the Feb. 7, 1984, historic spacewalk. The…

Liftoff of STS-41B Shuttle Mission
Liftoff of STS-41B Shuttle Mission

This scenic panorama of clouds over the Atlantic and Florida and Space Shuttle Challenger launching on the STS 41-B mission…

Apollo 16 Crew During Water Egress Training
Apollo 16 Crew During Water Egress Training

The Apollo 16 prime crew relax aboard the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever during water egress training activity in the Gulf…