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On what date did Apollo 16 launch?

April 16, 1972. The launch was at 12:54pm EST from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A.

Who was on the crew of Apollo 16?

Young, Mattingly and Duke. Young, Swigert and Duke were backup on Apollo 13. Just prior to launch, Ken Mattingly was exposed to the measles and his backup, Swigert took his place on Apollo 13, so Mattingly flew on Apollo 16.

Where did Apollo 16 land on the moon?

Descartes. Young and Duke performed three EVAs with a total duration of 20 hours and 14 minutes.

The command module on Apollo 16 was called Orion.

f. The command module on Apollo 16 was called Casper and the lunar module was called Orion.

What was the date Apollo 16 landed on the moon?

April 20, 1972. They landed at 9:23pm EST and spent 71 hrs and 2 minutes on the lunar surface.

Between the three of them, how many previous missions had the crew of Apollo 16 flown?

3. John Young was the only crewmember to have flown a mission prior to Apollo 16. He flew Gemini 3, Gemini 10 and Apollo 10.

Which of the following was not one of Apollo 16's objectives?

Camelot Crater. Camelot Crater was visited by Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt on Apollo 17.

Who was on the backup crew of Apollo 16?

Haise, Roosa and Mitchell. Backing up Apollo 16 would have put Haise, Roosa and Mitchell in line for prime crew of Apollo 19, but Apollo 17 was the last moon mission.

The crew of Apollo 16 did not break Apollo 15's record for distance driven in a Rover on the moon.

t. David Scott and Jim Irwin of Apollo 15 held onto their distance record of 27.9 km. The Apollo 16 crew traversed a distance of 26.7 km in their rover.

Which one of these was the recovery ship for Apollo 16?

USS Ticonderoga. The USS Ticonderoga was also the recovery ship for Apollo 17. USS Iwo Jima was the recovery ship for Apollo 13, the USS Okinawa was the recovery ship for Apollo 15 and the USS New Orleans was the recovery ship for Apollo 14. The mission duration was 11 days, 01 hour, 51 minutes.