Apollo 16

Vertical view of Apollo 16 landing site located Descartes area lunar nearside

Portrait of Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly, II

Location of Microbial Ecology Evaluation Device in Apollo Command Module

Portrait of Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr.

Portrait of Astronaut John W. Young

Astronaut Thomas Mattingly participates in EVA simulation

Astronaut John Young drives in One-G Lunar Roving Vehicle during simulation

Apollo 16 astronauts take lunar soil sample from Station no.9 during EVA

Apollo 16 prime and backup crewmen during geological field trip in New Mexico

Apollo 16 insignia

Astronauts Charles Duke surveys terrain at California training site

Astronauts Young and Duke in geology training and EVA simulation

Astronauts Young and Duke collect rock samples along simulated lunar traverse

Astronauts Young and Duke study rock formations on simulated lunar traverse

Prime and backup Apollo 16 crew during preflight briefing

Line drawing of layout of Scietific Instrument Module of Apollo 16

Apollo 16 view of moon taken with Fairchild metric mapping camera in orbit

Astronauts Young and Duke begin simulated lunar surface traverse at KSC

Astronauts Young and Duke begin simulated lunar surface traverse at KSC

Astronaut John Young seated in cockpit of Lunar Landing Training Vehicle

Astronaut Charles Duke stands at rock adjacent to "House Rock"

Shadow of astronaut seen in front of rock being sampled

Apollo 16 astronauts in Apollo Command Module Mission Simulator

Apollo 16 astronauts in Apollo Command Module Mission Simulator

Astronaut Charles Duke trains with core tube on simulated lunar surface

View of Apollo 16 space vehicle at Pad A, Launch Complex 39

Astronauts Young and Duke participate in training with Lunar Roving Vehicle

Flight Director Eugene Kranz in Mission Control during Apollo 16 launch

Apollo 16 liftoff

View of Mission Control Center during Apollo 16 flight

Oblique view of lunar nearside photographed from Apollo 16 spacecraft

Apollo 16 view of the earth from translunar injection

Apollo 16 view of the earth from translunar injection

Apollo 16 view of the earth from translunar injection

Apollo 16 liftoff

Oblique view of King crater on lunar farside as seen by Apollo 16

Oblique view of rim of Guyot crater on lunar farside as seen by Apollo 16

View of Medical Support Room in Mission Control Center during Apollo 16

Apollo 16 view of portion of lunar surface

Earth rise as photographed by Apollo 16

Astronaut John Young leaps from lunar surface to salute flag

View of the Apollo 16 Command/Service Module from the Lunar module in orbit

View of the Apollo 16 Lunar Module on the lunar surface

View of the Apollo 16 Command/Service Module from the Lunar module in orbit

NASA officials in MCC to decide whether to land Apollo 16 or cancel landing

Mosaic of Apollo 16 Descartes landing site taken from TV transmission

Earth, photographed in far-ultraviolet light with the ultraviolet camera

Astronaut John Young leaps from lunar surface as he salutes U.S. flag

Partial view of the deployed Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package

View of Cosmic Ray Experiment near the Apollo 15 Lunar Module

View of the Lunar Module "Orion" and Lunar Roving Vehicle during first EVA

Artificially reproduced image of earth photographed by UV camera

Geocorona photographed by Astronaut John Young with UV camera

Mosaic of Apollo 16 Descartes landing site taken from TV transmission

Astronaut John Young at LRV prior to deployment of ALSEP during first EVA

Color enhancement of image of earth photographed by UV camera

Color enhancement of image of earth photographed by UV camera

View of lunar surface at Apollo 16 station 11

Astronaut Charles Duke photographed collecting lunar samples at Station 1

View of Plum crater photographed by Apollo 16 crew during EVA

Astronaut John Young stands at ALSEP deployment site during first EVA

Color enhancement of ten-minute far ultraviolet exposure of Earth

Astronaut John Young on rim of Plum crater gathering lunar rock samples

Lunar Roving Vehicle parked in lunar depression on slope of Stone Mountain

Astronaut Charles Duke near Lunar Roving Vehicle at Station no. 4 during EVA

Astronaut John Young reaches for tools in Lunar Roving Vehicle during EVA

Astronaut John Young replaces tools in Lunar Roving Vehicle during EVA

Apollo 16 lunar module "Orion" photographed from distance during EVA

Astronaut John Young in shadow of Lunar Module behind ultraviolet camera

View of rim of South Ray crater on traverse up Stone Mountain during EVA

Apollo 16 Lunar Module "Orion" at the Descartes landing site

View of the Lunar Portable Magnetometer on the LRV photographed during EVA

A closeup view of a block found by Apollo 16 crewmen during second EVA

Astronaut Charles Duke works at front of Lunar Roving Vehicle

Astronaut John Young drives Lunar Roving Vehicle to final parking place

Astronaut John Young photographed collecting lunar samples

Astronaut Charles Duke examines surface of boulder at North Ray crater

Lunar Roving Vehicle gets speed workout by Astronaut John Young

Apollo 16 television transmission of lunar module ascent stage liftoff

Apollo 16 lunar module "Orion" photographed from distance during EVA

Apollo 16 television transmission of lunar module ascent stage liftoff

Lunar Roving Vehicle gets speed workout by Astronaut John Young

Astronaut John Young looks over a boulder at Station no. 13 during EVA

Ascent stage of Apollo 16 Lunar Module approaches Command/Service modules

Astronaut John Young collecting samples at North Ray crater during EVA

Astronaut John Young collecting samples at North Ray crater during EVA

Close-up view of RCA color television camera mounted on the LRV

View of "Shadow Rock" taken during third extravehicular activity

Astronaut Thomas Mattingly performs EVA during Apollo 16 transearth coast

Apollo 16 Command Module during recovery operations after splashdown

Apollo 16 spacecraft approaches touchdown in the central Pacific Ocean

Apollo 16 spacecraft touches down in the central Pacific Ocean

Apollo 16 spacecraft touches down in the central Pacific Ocean

View of ceremonies welcoming Apollo 16 crew aboard U.S.S. Ticonderoga

Astronaut Charles Duke hoisted up to Coast Guard helicopter during training

Apollo 16 prime crew aboard the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever during training

View of Apollo 16 lunar sample no. 60315

View of Apollo 16 lunar sample no. 60017

View of Apollo 16 lunar sample no. 68815

View of Apollo 16 lunar sample no. 67015

Astronaut John Young participates in lunar surface EVA training at KSC

View of Apollo 16 space vehicle on way from VAB to Pad A, Launch Complex 39

View of Apollo 16 space vehicle on way from VAB to Pad A, Launch Complex 39

Artist's concept of eastward view of Apollo 16 Descartes landing site

Apollo 16 prime crew portrait

Vertical view Apollo 16 Descartes landing sites as photographed by Apollo 14

View of Apollo lunar sample

View of replica of the plaque left on Moon by Apollo 16 crew

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