Apollo 16 Mission

Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
16 Apr 1972, 5:54pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Launch Complex 39A
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Spacecraft Stage
Apollo Command/Service Module
Crew

John Young

Ken Mattingly

Charles Duke
Mission
Apollo 16
Mission Type
Human Exploration
Destination
Lunar Lander
Apollo 16 was the 10th crewed launch of the Apollo program. The craft was crewed by Commander John Young, Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly & Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke. The mission duration was 11 days, 1 hour, 51 minutes & 5 seconds during which time Young and Duke spent 71 hours on the surface of the Moon spending a total of 20 hours and 14 minutes on moonwalks while Mattingly spend 126 hours or 64 orbits in lunar orbit. While conducting moonwalks, Young and Duke collected 95.8Kg of lunar samples. During return trip to Earth Mattingly performed an EVA to collect film cassettes from the exterior of the service module.
Available Replays
Apollo 16 launch: Walter Cronkite and Walter Schirra LIVE on CBS, April 16, 1972
Updated: Apr 16, 10:45am UTC
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