Apollo 16 Mission

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Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

16 Apr 1972, 5:54pm

Pad

Launch Complex 39A

Launch Service Provider

Vehicle

Spacecraft Stage

Apollo Command/Service Module

Crew

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John Young

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Ken Mattingly

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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

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Apollo 16 launch: Walter Cronkite and Walter Schirra LIVE on CBS, April 16, 1972

Updated: Apr 16, 10:45am UTC

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