Apollo 16

This command module flew to the moon in April 1972 with John Young, Charles Duke, and Ken Mattingly aboard. The handholds were used by Mattingly during his deep space walk to retrieve film canisters from the service module.

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Apollo 17 Command Module
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Ninfinger self portrait
Sven Knudson, IPMS#32490
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