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English: Man's First Moon-Based Space Observatory-The first observatory ever operated by man from a fixed platform outside the earth was this gold-plated ultra-violet (UV) camera/spectograph. It was placed on the moon by the Apollo 16 astronauts, after they landed there April 20,1972. |
| Date | 1960s |
| Source | https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/sun/nasa-names-mission-in-honor-of-dr-george-r-carruthers-visionary-behind-first-moon |
| Author | U.S. Naval Research Laboratory |
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