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 ...

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The U.S. Space and Rocket Center has completed the annual cleaning of the Apollo 16 Command module. The work ensures the display is preserved for generations to come. The archives team handles the ...

FOX Carolina’s Justin Dougherty spoke with Duke about what sparked his initial interest to go to space and why Apollo 16 ...

Retired NASA astronaut Charles Duke, Apollo 16 lunar module pilot, joins "America's Newsroom" to discuss the Artemis II ...

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

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