Apollo 16 Casper-Orion crewed lunar-landing spacecraft family
NASA Apollo 16 spacecraft family carried the fifth crewed lunar-landing mission to the Descartes highlands, conducting lunar surface science and sample return in April 1972.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Apollo 16Apollo 16 spacecraftCasperOrionApollo 16 command and service moduleApollo 16 lunar module
- Family Name
- Apollo 16
- Full Name
- Apollo 16 Casper-Orion crewed lunar-landing spacecraft family
- Roles
- crewed_spacecraftorbiterlandersample_returnresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA Apollo 16 spacecraft family carried the fifth crewed lunar-landing mission to the Descartes highlands, conducting lunar surface science and sample return in April 1972.
- First Flight Year
- 1,972
- Last Flight Year
- 1,972
- Operator
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- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/apollo-16/
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 09:01:53 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 15:21:05 UTC