Noun
ALSEP (uncountable)
Initialism of Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package.
After ALSEP deployment, they collected samples in the vicinity. Source: Internet
Following their stop at Buster, Young did a demonstration drive of the lunar rover while Duke filmed with a 16 mm movie camera. citation After completing more tasks at the ALSEP, they returned to the LM to close out the moonwalk. Source: Internet
The Cold Cathode Gauge Experiment (CCGE) which was part of the ALSEP on Apollo 13 was never flown again. Source: Internet
Once back at the landing site, Scott continued to try to drill holes for an experiment at the ALSEP site, with which he had struggled the day before. Source: Internet
On returning to the LM Falcon, Scott and Irwin deployed the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP). Source: Internet
The instruments were part of the first complete nuclear-powered ALSEP station set up by astronauts on the Moon to relay long-term data from the lunar surface. Source: Internet