Apollo 16 - Wikipedia
Apollo 16 (April 16–27, 1972) was the tenth crewed mission in the United States Apollo space program, administered by NASA, and the fifth and penultimate to land on the Moon. It was the second of Apollo's "J missions", with an extended stay on the lunar surface, a focus on science, and the use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV).
Apollo 16 - NASA
2024年7月11日 · Three primary objectives of the Apollo 16 mission were (1) to inspect, survey, and sample materials and surface features at a selected landing site in the Descartes region; (2) emplace and activate surface experiments; and (3) conduct in-flight experiments and photographic tasks from lunar orbit.
Apollo 16 - National Air and Space Museum
1972年4月16日 · The Apollo 16 prime crew mission portrait. The astronauts are, from left to right, Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot, John W. Young, commander, and Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot.
50 Years Ago: NASA Names Apollo 16 Crew
On March 3, 1971, NASA formally announced the crew for Apollo 16, the fifth Moon landing mission then planned for March 1972. The prime crew consisted of Commander John W. Young, Command Module Pilot (CMP) Thomas K. Mattingly , and Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) Charles M. …
Apollo 16 Mission Overview - Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI)
Apollo 16 spent a total of 5 days and 6 hours in lunar orbit, circling the Moon 64 times. The crew departed for Earth one day earlier than planned due to the earlier problems with the service module engine.
Apollo 16: Mission Details - NASA
2009年7月8日 · Three primary objectives were (1) to inspect, survey, and sample materials and surface features at a selected landing site in the Descartes region; (2) emplace and activate surface experiments; and (3) conduct in-flight experiments …
Apollo 16 Mission - Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI)
The exploration of the Descartes region by the Apollo 16 crew provided the best look at lunar highlands. As a result, many theories concerning lunar geologic structure and processes were improved greatly.
Apollo 16 Lunar Surface Journal : Crew - NASA History
The backup CMP, Jack Swigert, took his place and Mattingly subsequently flew as CMP on Apollo 16 with Young and Duke. From 1973 until 1978, Mattingly served as the head of the astronaut support team for the Shuttle program and then served as …
Fifty Years Ago: NASA Names Apollo 16 Crew
The Apollo 16 backup crew consisted of Fred W. Haise, Stuart A. Roosa, and Edgar D. Mitchell. Haise, selected in 1966, had flown as the Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 13 in April 1970 — the flight that suffered an oxygen tank explosion on the way to the Moon, canceling the lunar landing.
Apollo 16 - The Planetary Society
Commander John Young, Lunar Module Pilot Charlie Duke and Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly crewed the second scientifically-rich “J-class” Apollo mission, which included the lunar rover, new instrumentation and upgraded life-support equipment that extended time on …