On 1972, Apollo 16 launched to the moon! Apollo 16 was NASA's fifth lunar landing and the penultimate mission of the entire ...

Click to open image viewer. This plaque is a replica of the one left on the Moon by the crew of Apollo 16, who landed on the lunar surface on April 20, 1972. While command module pilot Ken Mattingly ...

"We were excited [though] we were six hours late landing and [on] the last revolution we could land." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Apollo 16, the fifth manned lunar ...

[Mike Stewart] powers up a thrust meter from an Apollo lunar module. This bit of kit passed inspection on September 25, 1969. Fortunately [Mike] was able to dig up some old documentation which ...

Discover the stories of the 12 astronauts who walked on the Moon, from Neil Armstrong's first steps to the final mission of ...