Charlie Duke, a retired NASA astronaut and Moonwalker from Apollo 16, provides perspective as Artemis takes its next step.
In April 1972, Apollo 16 astronauts placed Carruthers' camera on the Moon's Descartes Highlands.
Charlie Duke presented photographs taken on the Apollo 16 mission and a photograph of the Moon annotated with mapped locations of human and robotic landings.
Charlie Duke showcased images he took on the Apollo 16 mission during his presentation and referenced the Descartes Highlands landing site.
George R. Carruthers led the development of a telescope that provided the first images of the geocorona from the lunar surface during the Apollo 16 mission.
USS Ticonderoga had served as the prime recovery ship for Apollo 16 and 17 missions.
Dr. George R. Carruthers designed and built the moon-based telescope that took the first images of Earth's geocorona from space during the Apollo 16 mission.
Apollo 16 astronauts placed Dr. George R. Carruthers’ Moon-based observatory on the Moon in April 1972.