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Apollo 16

Crewed Lunar Program Missions

Apollo 16, launched by NASA on April 16, 1972, was the tenth crewed mission in the Apollo program and the fifth to land on the Moon. Commanded by John Young with Command Module Pilot Thomas Mattingly and Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke, Young and Duke conducted three moonwalks totaling more than 20 hours and collected about 95.8 kilograms of lunar samples before the crew splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean on April 27, 1972.

Facts
Mission Type
Crewed lunar landing 1
Launch Date
1972-04-16 2
End Date
1972-04-27 1
Outcome
Successful Moon landing with three moonwalks totaling over 20 hours and about 95.8 kilograms of samples collected; splashed down safely on April 27, 1972. 2
Mission Type
Mission Type (category)
Crewed Lunar Landing 1
Mission Type (category)
Crewed Mission 1
Connections

Crewed By

Charlie Duke, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Apollo 16 (Wikipedia)Lead section
John Young, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Apollo 16 (Wikipedia)Lead section
Ken Mattingly, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Apollo 16 (Wikipedia)Lead section

Operated By

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
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Additional Source Apollo 16 (Wikipedia)Lead section
Sources
1. Apollo 16 (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox, Mission type
    Crewed lunar landing
  • Lead section, return to Earth
    Apollo 16 returned safely to Earth on April 27, 1972.
  • Apollo 16 article, lead and infobox
    the tenth crewed mission in the United States Apollo space program, administered by NASA, and the fifth and penultimate to land on the Moon
  • Apollo 16 article, infobox
  • Operated By: NASA, Lead section
    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.
  • Part Of: Apollo Program, Lead section
    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.
  • Crewed By: John Young, Lead section
    The mission was crewed by Commander John Young, Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke and Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly.
  • Crewed By: Ken Mattingly, Lead section
    The mission was crewed by Commander John Young, Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke and Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly.
  • Crewed By: Charlie Duke, Lead section
    The mission was crewed by Commander John Young, Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke and Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly.
  • In Group: Apollo Program Missions, Lead sentence
    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.
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2. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
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