The mission was crewed by Commander John Young, Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke and Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly. Launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 16, 1972, …

Apr 14, 2025 · Three primary objectives of the Apollo 16 mission were (1) to inspect, survey, and sample materials and surface features at a selected landing site in the Descartes region; (2) emplace and …

Apr 16, 1972 · The Apollo 16 prime crew mission portrait. The astronauts are, from left to right, Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot, John W. Young, commander, and Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar …

As a member of the Apollo 16 crew, he became the ninth man to walk on the Moon. Following this mission, he was backup commander for Apollo 17 and flew on STS-1 and STS-9.

The backup CMP, Jack Swigert, took his place and Mattingly subsequently flew as CMP on Apollo 16 with Young and Duke. From 1973 until 1978, Mattingly served as the head of the astronaut support …

Apr 8, 2024 · Apollo 16 Mission Number: AS-511 16-27 April 1972 Crew: John Young [4], Commander Thomas Mattingly [1], CSM Pilot Charles Duke [1], LM Pilot Backup Crew: Fred Haise, Commander …

Launched: April 16, 1972 Landed: April 20, 1972, Descartes Highlands Splashed Down: April 27, 1972 Crew: John W. Young Thomas K. Mattingly II Charles M. Duke, Jr.

The Apollo 16 mission to the Moon, John Young, Ken Mattingly and Charlie Duke, was America's fifth manned lunar landing, and the first to land in the desolate lunar highlands.

Overlaying the shield is a gold NASA vector, orbiting the Moon. On its gold-outlined blue border, there are 16 stars, representing the mission number, and the names of the crew members: Young, …

Mar 3, 2021 · The prime crew of Apollo 16, John W. Young, left, Thomas K. Mattingly, and Charles M. Duke. The Apollo 16 backup crew consisted of Fred W. Haise, Stuart A. Roosa, and Edgar D. Mitchell.