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Apollo 12 Astronaut Alan Bean Removes Fuel Cask

Apollo 12 Astronaut Alan Bean Removes Fuel Cask
Apollo 12 Astronaut Alan Bean Removes Fuel Cask Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean removes the nuclear fuel element for the Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) that powered the science instruments deployed by the crew on the lunar surface. NASA