20 Breathtaking Images From NASA’s Public Library

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John Young on the moon

As part of the first extravehicular activity of its mission, Apollo 16 commander John W. Young jumps off the lunar surface while saluting the American flag in April 1972. The fifth mission to land on the moon, Apollo 16 spent over 20 hours on the surface, drove 16.6 miles in the lunar rover, and returned with 210 pounds of samples.

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  1. Noralee says

    Absolutely stunning.

  2. STEVEN SHIFFLETT says

    Wow. Amazing pictures. I’d like to get a poster of the Helix Nebula, how do i go about that?

  3. Satya says

    Fascinating….I was very young when I listen to the Russian Dog barking in the space in our radio & we are now watching human beings are there for space walking…

  4. Carolyn Barnes says

    God is awesome! Who would not be struck by this living, loving God who even makes beauty out of the storms —visible beauty for us.

  5. Sandy says

    amazing pictures

  6. David Verploegh says

    Oh, my… great sampling. You state many have been released. How do we see the rest of ’em?

  7. Tom says

    Fantastic!