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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch SuccessfulHuman ExplorationSaturn V
Launched 1972-04-16 17:54 UTCLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Success
Reached Lunar Orbit
Worldwide
33rd
orbital launch attempt in 1972
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1st
launch this year
Launch Complex 39A
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
265 d 4 h
since the pad's previous launch
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.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1958 · Administrator Jared Isaacman
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Launches
142
Successful
122
86%
Upcoming
5
scheduled
Height
110.6m
Diameter
10.1m
To low Earth orbit
140,000kg
Liftoff thrust
35,100kN
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