. Ignition of the
[99][100], The day's next task was to deploy the ALSEP; while they were parking the lunar rover, on which the TV camera was mounted, to observe the deployment, the rear steering began functioning. the LM and the cabin was repressurized at 126:04:40. They then reentered the LM after a 5-hour and 40-minute final excursion. the command module pilot began a transearth coast EVA. weighed 30,805 pounds and was traveling 8,202 ft/sec. At 038:18:56,
Because of the delay, Young and Duke began their descent to the surface at an altitude higher than that of any previous mission, at 20.1 kilometers (10.9nmi). This maneuver brought the ascent stage to an orbit of
On 21 July 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon. The Apollo 16 mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:54pm EST on April 16, 1972. in Naval
The layers exposed at Silver Spur and St. George Crater are not a thin surfiaal deposit, whatever their nature. extravehicular activities for 10 hours 1 minute, and the collected samples
lunar surface. During the training exercises the astronauts did not wear space suits, but carried radio equipment to converse with each other and England, practicing procedures they would use on the lunar surface. During this time Mattingly orbited the Moon in the command and service module (CSM), taking photos and operating scientific instruments. When asked to summarize the results for a general audience, Dr. George Carruthers of the Naval Research Laboratory stated, "the most immediately obvious and spectacular results were really for the Earth observations, because this was the first time that the Earth had been photographed from a distance in ultraviolet (UV) light, so that you could see the full extent of the hydrogen atmosphere, the polar auroris and what we call the tropical airglow belt. Experiment data were
[33] Usually low in seniority, they assembled the mission's rules, flight plan, and checklists, and kept them updated. [72], A Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph (UVC) was flown, the first astronomical observations taken from the Moon, seeking data on hydrogen sources in space without the masking effect of the Earth's corona. After inflight
The apogee and perigee were based upon a spherical
Lunar module
A maneuver
The estimated impact
altitude of 11.2 n mi. holds were initiated at T-9 hours for 9 hours and at T-3 hours 30 minutes for
Duke was then aged 36; no younger human has ever walked on the lunar surface. CM. Linear Features. astronaut to achieve that distinction. [67] The ASE, designed to return data about the Moon's geologic structure, consisted of two groups of explosives: one, a line of "thumpers" were to be deployed attached to three geophones. relay when exiting the IMU alignment program. Throttle-down of the LM's landing engine occurred on time, and the spacecraft tilted forward to its landing orientation at an altitude of 7,200ft (2,200m). After returning to the LM to wrap up the second lunar excursion, they climbed back inside the landing craft's cabin, sealing and pressurizing the interior after 7hours, 23 minutes, and 26 seconds of EVA time, breaking a record that had been set on Apollo 15. extravehicular period began 30 minutes early when the cabin was depressurized at
crew consisted of Peterson, England, Hartsfield, and Phillip Kenyon Chapman, Sc. Apollo 11 - Landed 20 July 1969. total distance traveled in the lunar rover vehicle was 14.5 n mi (26.9 km),
was made at 195:03:13 to separate the CSM from the ascent stage. transferred the samples, film, and equipment to the CSM, the ascent stage was
On August 22, 1969, less than six weeks after the first lunar landing, NASA astronauts Gene Cernan, Alan Shepard, Joe Engle, and Ed Mitchell visited Craters of the Moon National Monument in southern Idaho. After preparing
[12] After Young and Duke rejoined Mattingly in lunar orbit, the crew released a subsatellite from the service module (SM). Shadow Rock, a large boulder about 0.8 kilometer south of the rim of North Ray Crater. The mission was crewed by Commander John Young, Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke and Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly. activated because the LM steerable antenna, used for initial lunar surface
[47] The considerable distance between the Descartes site and previous Apollo landing sites would also be beneficial for the network of seismometers, deployed on each landing mission beginning with Apollo 12. GMT on 6 May. On the way, they set a lunar speed record, traveling at an estimated 17.1 kilometers per hour (10.6mph) downhill. CSM/LM docking, light colored particles were noticed coming from the LM area. The planned launch
study of the behavior and effects of particles emanating from the spacecraft,
About four hours after the beginning of EVA-1, they mounted the lunar rover and drove to the first geologic stop, Plum Crater, a 118ft-wide (36m) crater on the rim of Flag Crater, about 240m (790ft) across. maneuver was possible, and the ascent stage remained in lunar orbit for
The samples they collected there, despite still uncertain origin, are according to geologist Wilhelms, "a reasonable bet to be Descartes". firing of the ascent engine placed the vehicle into a 40.2 by 7.9 n mi orbit. After opening the hatch and reuniting with Mattingly, the crew transferred the samples Young and Duke had collected on the surface into the CSM for transfer to Earth. The inbound
[44] They also received survival training and prepared for technical aspects of the mission. The material seemed to have overflowed and
Apollo 11- Sea of Tranquility. Several rendezvous sequence maneuvers were required before docking could occur
The CM
Apollo 16 launched on April 16, 1972, and landed at the Descartes highlands, a. After the crew
mission was Fred Wallace Haise, Jr. Mattingly, who
They entered the LM for activation and checkout of the spacecraft's systems. The early part of day three was largely housekeeping, spacecraft maintenance and exchanging status reports with Mission Control in Houston. systems checks, the 341.92-second translunar injection maneuver (second S-IVB
Following the LM inspection, the crew reviewed checklists and procedures for the following days in anticipation of their arrival and the Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) burn. The other item was a commemorative medal issued by the United States Air Force, which was celebrating its 25th anniversary in 1972. After the crew
direction, making stops near Stubby and Wreck Craters. Mission duration was 265:51:05. The CM was recovered 62 minutes later. LM ascent stage,
[25] Young and Mattingly both flew the Space Shuttle: Young, who served as Chief Astronaut from 1974 to 1987, commanded the first Space Shuttle mission, STS-1 in 1981, as well as STS-9 in 1983, on the latter mission becoming the first person to journey into space six times. The boom that extended the mass spectrometer in the SIM bay was stuck, semi-deployed. The maximum wind
was 1 hour 12 minutes, the vehicle was parked for 2 hours 26 minutes, and 78.04
[42], As on all lunar landing missions after Apollo 11, an Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) was flown on Apollo 16. lunar gravitational model was not sufficiently accurate for the orbital
[48], After the selection, mission planners made the Descartes and Cayley formations, two geologic units of the lunar highlands, the primary sampling interest of the mission. [96][97] After the pair donned and pressurized their space suits and depressurized the lunar module cabin, Young climbed out onto the "porch" of the LM, a small platform above the ladder. flow experiment. [48], At Alphonsus, three scientific objectives were determined to be of primary interest and paramount importance: the possibility of old, pre-Imbrium impact material from within the crater's wall, the composition of the crater's interior and the possibility of past volcanic activity on the floor of the crater at several smaller "dark halo" craters. There was consensus the final landing sites should be in the lunar highlands, and among the sites considered for Apollo 16 were the Descartes Highlands region west of Mare Nectaris and the crater Alphonsus. [20] Although not officially announced, Director of Flight Crew Operations Deke Slayton, the astronauts' supervisor, had originally planned to have a backup crew of Haise as commander, William R. Pogue (CMP) and Gerald P. Carr (LMP), who were targeted for the prime crew assignment on Apollo 19. The LM was powered up and all systems
On the
Overlaying the shield is a gold NASA vector, orbiting the Moon. [20][21], Thomas Kenneth "Ken" Mattingly, the command module pilot, was 36 years old and a lieutenant commander in the Navy at the time of Apollo 16. Griffin, Neil B. Hutchinson, and Charles R. Lewis (third shift). 2.4 Apollo 16 (1:24k): The landing site map (15.30-17.72E, 8.77-9.22S) is centered on the Apollo 16 landing site. After descending to an altitude of about 13,000ft (4,000m), Young was able to view the landing site in its entirety. The second
caused loss of S-IVB telemetry and prevented determination of a precise impact
their activities at the experiments site, the crew drove the lunar roving
Nevertheless, it was successful in taking a photograph of the Descartes area in which Orion is visible. gimbal anomaly earlier in the mission, a planned CSM orbit-shaping maneuver was
[50][51][52] The backup LMP, Mitchell, was unavailable during the early part of the training, occupied with tasks relating to Apollo 14, but by September 1971 had joined the geology field trips. The first
During the EVA, Mattingly set up a biological experiment, the Microbial Ecology Evaluation Device (MEED),[127] an experiment unique to Apollo 16, to evaluate the response of microbes to the space environment. The 45-minute
(02:45:05 p.m. EST) on 27 April. The 734-second
A transponder failure at 027:09:59
[55] The Sudbury Basin shows evidence of shatter cone geology, familiarizing the Apollo crew with geologic evidence of a meteorite impact. The winds, as measured by the anemometer
[69] A HFE flew, and was successfully deployed, on Apollo 17. While flight
[42] Mattingly said he chose "Casper", evoking Casper the Friendly Ghost, because "there are enough serious things in this flight, so I picked a non-serious name. barometric pressure was 14.769 lb/in, The maximum wind
It was the second of Apollo's "J missions", with an extended stay on the lunar surface, a focus on science, and the use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV). translunar and transearth coast phases for all detailed objectives and
communications interference resulting from the failure of the ascent stage to
extravehicular activity lasted 7 hours 11 minutes 2 seconds. He was a member of the support crew for Apollo 8 and Apollo 9. John Young, the mission commander, was 41 years old and a captain in the Navy at the time of Apollo 16. However, due to a communication failure before impact the exact location was unknown until January 2016, when it was discovered within Mare Insularum by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, approximately 260km (160mi) southwest of Copernicus Crater. deviations from the planned trajectory of only +0.6 ft/sec in velocity; altitude
After ALSEP deployment, they collected samples in the vicinity. [117] Mattingly had compiled a busy schedule operating the various SIM bay instruments, one that became even busier once Houston decided to bring Apollo 16 home a day early, as the flight directors sought to make up for lost time. Apollo 16 lifted off at 12:54 p.m. EST April 16, 1972, from Launch Complex 39 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. velocity of 25,605.1 ft/sec. undocked for 81 hours 27 minutes 47 seconds. lunar orbits lasting 125 hours 49 minutes 32.59 seconds. south and longitude 156.22 west. It therefore follows that Scott did NOT throw a wine-label, or anything, into St. George crater. Scientists sought information on the Moon's early history, which might be obtained from its ancient surface features, the lunar highlands. lunar orbit circularization maneuver. transferred the samples, film, and equipment to the CSM, the ascent stage was
175 were collected at three sampling sites, St. George Crater, Spur Crater, and the rille edge. The crew was
astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1964. descent orbit of 58.5 by 10.9 n mi for undocking of the LM. At impact, the S-IVB
The distance
The vehicles and payload were
Lunar dust
gathered, some from House Rock, the largest single rock seen during the
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