Astrophysicist Dr. George Carruthers was born #OTD in 1939. He developed an ultraviolet spectrograph, launched on a sounding rocket in 1970, that confirmed the existence of interstellar hydrogen, and a similar device placed on the moon by Apollo 16.
Image: US Naval Research Lab
Image: US Naval Research Lab
The Apollo 16 mission delivered the Far Ultraviolet Spectrograph designed by Dr. Carruthers to the moon. It is the small object behind astronaut John Young in this photo taken at the Descartes landing site.
Image: NASA / Charles Duke, Jr.
Image: NASA / Charles Duke, Jr.
In 2012, Dr. Carruthers was awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
Image: US Naval Research Lab
Image: US Naval Research Lab
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