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Saturn V | Apollo 16 launched on Sun, Apr 16, 1972, 05:54 PM UTC — a National Aeronautics and Space Administration mission.
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Flight simulation
A representative gravity-turn climb for Saturn V to Lunar Orbit. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.
SimulatedRepresentative Saturn V ascent profile — illustrative model, not this mission’s live telemetry.
The mission
Apollo 16 was the 10th crewed launch of the Apollo program. The craft was crewed by Commander John Young, Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly & Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke. The mission duration was 11 days, 1 hour, 51 minutes & 5 seconds during which time Young and Duke spent 71 hours on the surface of the Moon spending a total of 20 hours and 14 minutes on moonwalks while Mattingly spend 126 hours or 64 orbits in lunar orbit. While conducting moonwalks, Young and Duke collected 95.8Kg of lunar samples. During return trip to Earth Mattingly performed an EVA to collect film cassettes from the exterior of the service module.
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Good to know
Saturn V | Apollo 16 is scheduled to lift off Sun, Apr 16, 1972, 05:54 PM UTC.
Watch the official live webcast embedded on this page — it goes live shortly before liftoff.
Saturn V | Apollo 16 is an National Aeronautics and Space Administration mission flying on a Saturn V.
It lifts off from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.