[APOLLO 16] ORION'S ASCENT, INSCRIBED BY CHARLIE DUKE. VINTAGE NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH, 24 APRIL 1972.

[APOLLO 16] 

ORION'S ASCENT. 24 APRIL 1972.

Vintage NASA “Red Number” chromogenic color photograph, 10 by 8 inches, “A Kodak Paper” watermark to verso. NASA image ID “NASA AS16-122-19532” printed in upper left margin in red; minor toning.

INSCRIBED and SIGNED by CHARLIE DUKE: "THE APOLLO 16 "ORION" LM AS IT | APPROACHES THE CSM DURING RENDEZVOUS | CHARLIE DUKE | LMP"

The present image captures LM Orion rising from the lunar surface, on its way to meet CM Casper, which was orbiting over the Sea of Fertility.