Apollo 16 Timetable for Lunar Activities in Moon Mission
SPACE CENTER Houston AP The timetable lists Apollo 16 key events in EST for Thursday Friday and Saturday. It covers lunar module ascent and descent sequences, orbital maneuvers, first surface exploration with rover activities, two telecasts, and scheduled sleep periods. Astronauts Duke Young Mattingly and colleagues are noted with times for lunar rover use and scientific station setup.
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Houston
Charles M. Duke
John Young
Orion
Casper
Mission Control
Lunar
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Moon
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Apollo 16 TV set to improve visuals for viewers
NASA officials promise a visually sharper Apollo 16 telecast with improved color and clarity than Apollo 15. Ed Fendell notes network airings will be brief and segments limited to one or two minutes. Astronauts Duke and Young will land at 3 41 p m EST and conduct three moonwalks, with a remotely controlled camera tracking the Descartes site and the lunar flag mounting.
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NBC
CBS
ABC
Charles M. Duke Jr
John W. Young
Moon
Earth
Descartes
Mission Control
Fendell
NASA
Gary Scott
Orion
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