Apollo 16
Apollo 16 was the fifth NASA crewed lunar landing mission. John Young and Charles Duke landed Orion in the Descartes highlands to survey, sample, deploy experiments, and use the Lunar Roving Vehicle, while Thomas Mattingly operated the command module Casper in lunar orbit for photography and scientific observations.
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- Apollo XVIAS-511SA-511CSM-113 CasperLM-11 Orion
- Name
- Apollo 16
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Apollo 16 was the fifth NASA crewed lunar landing mission. John Young and Charles Duke landed Orion in the Descartes highlands to survey, sample, deploy experiments, and use the Lunar Roving Vehicle, while Thomas Mattingly operated the command module Casper in lunar orbit for photography and scientific observations.
- Destination
- Moon orbit and Descartes Highlands surface at approximately 8.97°S, 15.51°E for highlands geology, surface experiments, and lunar rover exploration
- End Date
- 1972-04-27
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- Outcome
- Success
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1972-04-16
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- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/apollo-16/
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- Creation Time
- June 30, 2026 at 04:46:13 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 23, 2026 at 01:00:10 UTC
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