581 a
Taken by the RCA TV camera mounted on the Lunar Rover and operated by Ed Fendell at
Mission Control

TV picture of the “jumping salute”

Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972, EVA 1, 120:25:42 GET

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ caption numbered “72- H-536” on the verso

581 b
Charles Duke

John Young jumping and saluting the American flag

Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972, EVA 1, 120:25:42 GET

Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso (NASA MSC) [AS16-113-18339]
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)

581 b
Schick and Van Haaften, pp. 116-117; Hope, p. 32; Jacobs, p. 109; Chaikin, A Man on the Moon pp. 140-141.

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581 a
A B&W reproduction from the color TV transmission showing Duke taking a ‘tourist’ picture of Young.

“With a salute and a leap into space, the CDR honors the flag and the people of the United States of America” (NASA SP-315, p. 4.9).

120:23:50 Duke: Are you setting it (the flag) up now?
120:23:51 Young: Yeah.
120:23:52 Duke: Okay, wait a minute; I’ll run and come get the camera. Can’t pass that up.
120:23:56 Young: That’s all right. (Grunts) That’s got it. (Pause)
120:24:05 Duke: Wait a minute. You’re not getting away from there without me getting your picture. [...]
120:24:20 Duke: You are black from the knees down already.
120:24:23 Young: I know, I had to go...I’ve been on my knees twice to get things. (There’s) no way to avoid it. That’s why I’m glad the pressure suit bends. [...]
120:25:23 Duke: Hey, John, this is perfect, with the LM and the Rover and you and Stone Mountain. And the old flag. Come on out here and give me a salute. Big Navy salute.
120:25:35 Young: Look at this. (Pause)
120:25:40 England (Mission control): That’s a pretty outstanding picture here (on the TV), I tell you.
120:25:42 Duke: Come on; a little bit closer. Okay, here we go. A big one.

581 b
One of the iconic photographs of the Apollo program.

“In a burst of exuberance, Young goes aloft for Duke’s camera to demonstrate the Moon’s meager gravity pull” (Mason, p. 190).

“John Young reached a maximum height of 0.42 m. Although the suit and backpack weigh as much as he does, he only had to bend his knees slightly and then push up with his legs. In the background, we can see the UV astronomy camera, the flag, the LM, the Rover with the TV camera watching Young, and Stone Mountain” (ALSJ caption for AS16-113-18339).

“This shows the advantage of lunar gravity. I weighed, with my suit and backpack, about 360 Earth pounds, but only 60 pounds (30 kg) in the 1/6 gravity of the moon. The ‘jumping salute’ photo is one of my favorite pictures, as it shows how nice it will be to live and work on the Moon.”
John Young (Jacobs, p. 109)