Edgar Mitchell5 February 1971
Retrieves the plutonium fuel cask used to power the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package radioisotope thermoelectric generator.
United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Retrieves the plutonium fuel cask used to power the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package radioisotope thermoelectric generator.
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