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humanoidhistory · 6 months

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Apollo 16 rollout attracts a crowd at the Vehicle Assembly Building, 9 February 1972.

#apollo 16 #rocket #spaceship #history #photography #nasa #florida #apollo program #architecture #saturn v

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lonestarflight · 8 months

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The original Moon landing sites

"NASA contracted to have 15 flight-worthy Saturn V rockets produced. Apollo 11 achieved the first landing with the sixth Saturn V, leaving nine for follow-on landings. The following landing sites were chosen for these missions, planned to occur at intervals of approximately four months through July 1972."

Note: I've updated this list with the original tentative planned launch dates.

G-type Mission

Apollo 11: (G) Mare Tranquillitatis, July 1969

H-type missions

Apollo 12: (H1) Ocean of Storms (Surveyor 3 site), November 1969

Apollo 13: (H2) Fra Mauro Highlands, March 1970

Apollo 14: (H3) Littrow Crater, July 1970

Apollo 15: (H4) Censorinus Crater, November 1970

J-type missions, the extended stay missions

Apollo 16: (J1) Descartes Highlands or Tycho Crater (Surveyor 7 site), April 1971

Apollo 17: (J2) Marius Hills or Marius Hills volcanic domes, September 1971

Apollo 18: (J3) Copernicus crater or Schröter's Valley or Gassendi crater, February 1972, later July 1973

Apollo 19: (J4) Hadley Rille, July 1972, later December 1973

Apollo 20: (J5) Tycho Crater or Copernicus Crater or Marius Hills, December 1972, later July 1974

As we all know, plans were changed and missions were cancelled. But it's nice to see what was initially planned.

To compare with the actual landing sites and dates:

Apollo 12: (H1) Ocean of Storms (Surveyor 3 site), November 1969

Apollo 13: (H2) never landed, April 1970

Apollo 14: (H3) Fra Mauro, January-February 1971

Apollo 15: (J1) Hadley–Apennine, July-August 1971

Apollo 16: (J2) Descartes Highlands, April 1972

Apollo 17: (J3) Taurus–Littrow, December 1972

NASA ID: link, link

Information from Astronautix: link

Information from Wikipedia: link

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krakenmare · 4 months

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Apollo 16: back side of the Moon (April 18, 1972)

#apollo missions #apollo program #apollo 16 #astronomy #krakenmare #solar system #astrophotography #outer space #thank you nasa #nasa #space #moon

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gusgrissom · 6 months

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Remember NASA astronaut Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II (March 17, 1936 – October 31, 2023), who died earlier this week at the age of 87.

Ken, often known as TK, was the command module pilot aboard Apollo 16 in 1972 and flew aboard the space shuttle twice on STS-4 and STS-51-C. He’s also known for being scheduled to fly on Apollo 13, but exposure to rubella (which he ultimately did not contract) famously led to his replacement by Jack Swigert.

From NASA Administrator Bill Nelson:

TK’s contributions have allowed for advancements in our learning beyond that of space. He described his experience in orbit by saying, “I had this very palpable fear that if I saw too much, I couldn’t remember. It was just so impressive.” He viewed the universe’s vastness as an unending forum of possibilities. As a leader in exploratory missions, TK will be remembered for braving the unknown for the sake of our country’s future.

#❤️❤️❤️#ken mattingly #NASA #astronauts #apollo 16 #*

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commodorez · 6 months

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Apollo 16 Command Module "Casper"

US Space & Rocket Center - Huntsville, AL

#us space and rocket center #huntsville #apollo #apollo 16 #project apollo

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astronotmovie · 5 months

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Parked by the front door. The Lunar Rover sits by Orion, the Lunar Module during Apollo 16, Apr 1972. The crew of John Young, Charlie Duke & Ken Mattingly experienced many glitches on the way to the moon culminating in concerns in the main engine. Mission Control had considered aborted the entire landing until it was decided the issues could be overcome. Still, as a result of these concerns, the mission ended 1 day earlier than planned.

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ornithorynquerouge · 8 months

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Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke left this family photo behind on the moon in 1972

#apollo 16 #Charles Duke #moon

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janeway-lover · 9 months

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Since the first Moon Landing in 1969, we’ve sent a total of a dozen men to the Moon. They are

Neil Armstrong (Apollo 11)

Buzz Aldrin (Apollo 11)

Pete Conrad (Apollo 12)

Alan Bean (Apollo 12)

Alan Shepard (Apollo 14)

Edgar Mitchell (Apollo 14)

David Scott (Apollo 15)

John Young (Apollo 16)

Charles Duke (Apollo 16)

Eugene Cernan (Apollo 17)

Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 17)

#moon day #moon landing #apollo 11 #apollo 12 #apollo 14 #apollo 15 #apollo 16 #apollo 17

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fromthedust · 1 year

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Apollo 16 ultraviolet photo of Earth taken from the surface of the Moon

#art by others #other's artwork #photography #ultraviolet #Apollo 16 #Earth #NASA #celestial

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signumoverdrive · 1 year

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thepastisalreadywritten · 1 year

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Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke left this family photo on the moon in 1972.

Charles Moss Duke Jr. (born October 3, 1935) is an American former astronaut, United States Air Force (USAF) officer, and test pilot.

As Lunar Module pilot of Apollo 16 in 1972, he became the tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon at age 36 years and 201 days.

#Charles Moss Duke Jr.#Charles Duke #Apollo 16 #NASA

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lonestarflight · 7 days

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"Astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, works at the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) just prior to deployment of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) during the first extravehicular activity (EVA) on April 21, 1972. Note the Ultraviolet (UV) Camera/Spectrometer to the right of the Lunar Module ladder. Also, note the pile of protective/thermal foil under the U.S. flag on the LM which the astronauts pulled away to get to the Modular Equipment Storage Assembly (MESA) bay. While astronauts Young and Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot; descended in the Apollo 16 (LM-11) 'Orion' to explore the Descartes highlands landing site on the moon, astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM-113) 'Casper' in lunar orbit."

Date: April 21, 1972

NASA ID: AS16-116-18578

#Apollo 16 #LM-11 #Orion #Lunar Module #NASA #Apollo Program #J-type mission #Lunar Rover #Moon #April #1972 #my post

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krakenmare · 6 months

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Apollo 16 TV transmission (April 23, 1972)

#apollo program #apollo 16 #krakenmare #astronomy #solar system #astrophotography #outer space #nasa #space #thank you nasa #moon #1972 #1970s #70s tv

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supplyside · 2 years

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Apollo 16 Astronaut Charles Duke and his family

#Apollo 16 #NASA #Astronaut #Charles Duke #aerospace

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cosmonautroger · 2 years

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astronotmovie · 5 months

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Chairs fit for an astronaut. The crew of Apollo 16 (John Young, Charlie Duke & Ken Mattingly) have their suits checked out in preparation for their April 1972 flight. The 11-day, 2 hour mission was the rookie flight for Duke & Mattingly & was Young’s incredible 4th flight into space.

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