Missions and Programs

Apollo 16

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General Reference

Space and Astronomy Atlas. "Apollo 16." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/missions/apollo-16.

APA Style

Space and Astronomy Atlas. (n.d.). Apollo 16. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/missions/apollo-16

BibTeX

@misc{spaceandastronomyatlas-apollo-16,
  author = {Space and Astronomy Atlas},
  title = {Apollo 16},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/missions/apollo-16},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Apollo 16, launched by NASA on April 16, 1972, was the tenth crewed mission in the Apollo program and the fifth to land on the Moon. Commanded by John Young with Command Module Pilot Thomas Mattingly and Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke, Young and Duke conducted three moonwalks totaling more than 20 hours and collected about 95.8 kilograms of lunar samples before the crew splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean on April 27, 1972.

Facts

Launch Date

1972-04-16 1

Outcome

Successful Moon landing with three moonwalks totaling over 20 hours and about 95.8 kilograms of samples collected; splashed down safely on April 27, 1972. 1

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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)

Wikimedia FoundationApollo 16 article, lead and infobox

Quote, Apollo 16 article, lead and infobox

the tenth crewed mission in the United States Apollo space program, administered by NASA, and the fifth and penultimate to land on the Moon

1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)

Wikimedia FoundationApollo 16 article, infobox

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