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 …

Orion landed in the Descartes highlands at 9:24 p.m. EST on April 20, 1972 just 755 feet from the targeted landing area. At 18,000 feet above lunar “sea level”, this was the highest manned …

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 …

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, the tenth crewed mission in the United States Apollo space program, was launched on April 16, 1972. It was the fifth and penultimate mission to land on the Moon, characterized by …

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.

Launched: April 16, 1972 Landed: April 20, 1972, Descartes Highlands Splashed Down: April 27, 1972 Crew: John W. Young Thomas K. Mattingly II Charles M. Duke, Jr.