The Story of an Apollo 16 Astronaut Who Left a Family Photo on the Moon

Photography remains an important part of documenting the most unforgettable and ground-breaking moments in history. Of these events, there’s nothing more incredible than sending the first men on the Moon.

The space mission and the others that followed brought home lot of breath-taking and iconic photographs that speak of both mankind’s greatest achievements and biggest dreams. However, alongside all of these important photos is a rather unknown and unexpected one: a family photograph left by one of the Apollo 16 astronauts in 1972. The poignant story behind it was recently revisited on an r/nasa thread. .

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2020-4-19 13:00