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.

Apr 14, 2025 · 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) …

Apr 16, 1972 · Landing in the previously unexplored Descartes Highlands, Apollo 16 was the fifth mission to land people on the Moon. Astronauts collected samples, took photographs and …

No longer representing the future of the nation’s space program, exploring the Moon was a statement of prior goals and races already won. The coming half-century would be dominated …

Apollo 16, with Commander John Young, Command Module Pilot Thomas “Ken” Mattingly, and Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke, was launched on April 16, 1972, and successfully …

Apollo 16 was the fifth manned mission in the Apollo program, launched by NASA in April 1972. The mission was crewed by astronauts John Young, Charles Duke, and Ken Mattingly, and …

Apr 8, 2024 · The Apollo 16 command module is on display at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL. Launch was by Saturn V. Crew. Page last modified: 08 April 2024 09:06:53.

The first crewed spacecraft to land humans on the Moon launched on July 16, 1969, carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins on their historic mission that …

There were three lunar EVAs plus one deep space EVA. Its mission was to investigate the lunar surface in the Descartes highlands area. This was the only mission to target the lunar …

Jul 8, 2009 · 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 …