Apollo 16 Launch Processing and Charlie Duke
LAUNCH COMPLEX 39A TELEMETRY HARDWARE, RCA 110A LAUNCH COMPUTER BOARD, AUTHENTICATED APOLLO 16 ARTIFACTS
This work of art brings together authentic artifacts from two sides of the Apollo story. Incorporated into the piece are an RCA 110A computer circuit board from NASA's Saturn launch-processing network and a telemetry module used at Launch Complex 39A during Apollo-era launch operations, both bearing NASA quality-inspection markings. The telemetry module is personally signed by Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke and is presented alongside an authenticated photograph and his handwritten account of the lunar surface EVA of April 21, 1972. Together, these artifacts preserve both the technology that helped launch Apollo 16 from Complex 39A and the experience of one of the humans who walked on the lunar surface.
24 × 20 inches