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32cm
actual image size: 24cm x 32cm
Description
The equipment is being carried by a spacesuited engineer from Bendix aerospace who were the prime contractor for the experiment. The Laser Reflector was first carried to the Moon by the Apollo 11 astronauts and enabled a precise measurement of the Earth-Moon distance to be made by the laser ranging technique.
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