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Apollo 16

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April 16 - 27, 1972

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"We were not that rough on the rover. It looked rough with all the dust shooting up in the air but this was due to the low gravity."
- John Young, at Techfest, September 1996
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Video of Young's Grand Prix
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Charlie Duke

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"He's got about two wheels on the ground...The back end breaks loose just like on snow...

Man, I'll tell you, Indy's never seen a driver like this."
- Charlie Duke

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Another video of Young's Grand Prix
(similar to above, but different audio)
a16rover5.mov - 2.52mb
(film from NASA Langley Research Center)

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Young's introduction of Charlie Duke before Congress:

"...I would like to introduce one of my esteemed colleagues, my old lunar rover passenger, Charlie Duke, the man who said, 'I would rather walk.'"

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Young gives the LRV a speed workout


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