NASA History - On this day (April 16) in 1972, Apollo 16 crewmembers John Young, Charlie Duke, and Ken Mattingly, launched on the penultimate Apollo Program lunar mission. Primary objectives were to
Ken Mattingly | The ascent stage of the LM Orion returning from the lunar surface, Ken Mattingly [Apollo 16], 16-27 April 1972 | MutualArt
![The crew of Apollo 16, from left-to-right: Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly, Commander John Young and Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke. Photo Credit: NASA posted on SpaceFlight Insider - SpaceFlight Insider The crew of Apollo 16, from left-to-right: Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly, Commander John Young and Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke. Photo Credit: NASA posted on SpaceFlight Insider - SpaceFlight Insider](https://www.spaceflightinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Apollo_16_crew-Copy.jpg)
The crew of Apollo 16, from left-to-right: Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly, Commander John Young and Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke. Photo Credit: NASA posted on SpaceFlight Insider - SpaceFlight Insider
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