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Apollo 16 Mission

Apollo 16 was the tenth manned mission in the Apollo program, the fifth mission to land on the Moon and the first to land in a highlands area. The mission was launched on April 16, 1972, and concluded on April 27. It was a J-class mission, featuring a Lunar Rover and it brought back 94.7 kg of lunar samples.

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IMAGES (53)

  1. LRO's First Moon Image
    LRO's First Moon Image

    Fri, 3 Jul 2009

    topography is exaggerated, suggesting a craggy and inhospitable surface. In reality, the area is similar to the region where the Apollo 16 astronauts safely explored in 1972. While these are magnificent in their own right, the main message is that LROC is nearly

  2. New Discoveries on Mercury
    New Discoveries on Mercury

    Mon, 7 Jul 2008

    special section of Science magazine July 4. The controversy over the origin of Mercury's smooth plains began with the 1972 Apollo 16 moon mission, which suggested that some lunar plains came from material that was ejected by large impacts and then formed

  3. Apollo 16 Astronaut Training
    Apollo 16 Astronaut Training

    Thu, 8 May 2003

    Astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, participates in lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVACamera/Spectroscope, an instrument which will be placed on the Moon during the Apollo 16 EVA.

  4. Apollo 16 Astronauts
    Apollo 16 Astronauts

    Thu, 8 May 2003

    The Apollo 16 prime crew relax aboard the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever during water egress training activity in the Gulf of Mexico. They are

  5. Apollo 16 Astronauts Training in the LRV
    Apollo 16 Astronauts Training in the LRV

    Thu, 8 May 2003

    simulation training with the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) during Apollo 16 pre-launch activity at the Kennedy Space Center. Allfree operation during the simulations. Young is the Apollo 16 commander; and Duke is the lunar module pilot.

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  1. The Mysterious Smell of Moondust

    Tue, 31 Jan 2006Text

    …snow, yet strangely abrasive. Taste it -- "not half bad," according to Apollo 16 astronaut John Young. Sniff it -- "it smells like spent gunpowder," says Cernan. How do you sniff moondust? Every Apollo astronaut did ……did. But they did react: "It is really a strong smell," radioed Apollo 16 pilot Charlie Duke. "It has that taste -- to me, [of] gunpowder -- and the smell of gunpowder, too." On the next …

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ARTICLES (35)

  1. NASA Honors Fred Haise With Moon Rock

    Tue, 24 Nov 2009

    …Earth. Haise also was the backup lunar module pilot for the Apollo 8 and 11 missions, and backup spacecraft commander for the Apollo 16 mission. He was commander of one of two crews that piloted critical approach and landing test flights during the development …

  2. NASA Honors Biloxi's Apollo Astronaut Fred Haise With Moon Rock

    Tue, 24 Nov 2009

    …Earth. Haise also was the backup lunar module pilot for the Apollo 8 and 11 missions, and backup spacecraft commander for the Apollo 16 mission. He was commander of one of two crews that piloted critical approach and landing test flights during the development …

  3. Space Auction Promises the Moon

    Thu, 29 Oct 2009

    …penny raised from this auction will go directly to support college students pursuing degrees in science and technology," said Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke. "There are only so many space artifacts out there, so this is a way for folks to obtain an authentic …

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  1. Orion (spacecraft)

    Mon, 6 Jul 2009

    …nuclear propulsion. The name of the Orion spacecraft is derived from the constellation of Orion, and also from the name of the Apollo 16 Lunar Module that carried astronauts to the surface of the Moon in April 1972.The Orion spacecraft will consist of two main parts …