Astronaut Ronald E. Evans, Jr., Apollo 17 command module pilot, is photographed performing a spacewalk during the spacecraft's trans-Earth coast. During his spacewalk, Evans retrieved film cassettes from the Lunar Sounder, Mapping Camera and Panoramic Camera. The cylindrical object at Evans' left side is the Mapping Camera cassette.
Astronaut Ronald E. Evans, Jr., Apollo 17 command module pilot, is photographed performing a spacewalk during the spacecraft’s trans-Earth coast. During his spacewalk, Evans retrieved film cassettes from the Lunar Sounder, Mapping Camera and Panoramic Camera. The cylindrical object at Evans’ left side is the Mapping Camera cassette. The total time for the trans-Earth spacewalk was 1 hour, 7 minutes, 18 seconds, on Sunday, Dec. 17, 1972.
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