50 Years Ago: NASA Apollo 16 Launches to the Moon - SciTechDaily

The fifth Moon landing mission began with the April 16, 1972 launch of Apollo 16. The giant Saturn V rocket lifted off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida with Commander John W. Young, Command Module Pilot Thomas K. “Ken” Matti…

The fifth Moon landing mission began with the April 16, 1972 launch of Apollo 16. The giant Saturn V rocket lifted off from Launch Pad 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida with Commande… [+9410 chars]

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