Apollo 16 records only one failure
SPACE CENTER Houston AP Apollo 16 begins home with a record of many successes and one failure. The mission yielded rocks likely formed by ancient volcanoes and the largest lunar rock ever collected a 40 pound boulder. It set records for total hours on the surface 20 hours 14 minutes and the longest lunar drive 7 hours 23 minutes. The crew achieved the first landing in the highlands and collected a 40 pound rock while noting the heat flow experiment failed due to a broken power cord during deployment.
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Moon rocks drive Apollo 16 science surge high
Scientists hail Apollo 16 stones from Descartes highlands as evidence of early volcanic activity. Crew chief William Muehlberger says rocks reveal ancient lunar volcanism while a fourth nuclear powered geophysics station returns data on moonquakes and magnetism. A broken heat flow cable, caused by John Young, disrupted one experiment but the mission yielded insights into the Descartes Mountains and Cayley formation amid meteorite impacts.
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Apollo 16 Moon Walk Ends With Charlie Duke’s Final Spill
Apollo 16 commander John W. Young and Charlie Duke roamed the lunar surface for three days while a national TV audience watched Duke’s running commentary. Duke fell five times, including a final spill on his back during a lighthearted moment he called a lunar Olympics. His mother from Lancaster South Carolina praised his talkative nature and joked he inherited it from her.
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Apollo 16 Timeline Looms for Earth Return
The Apollo 16 mission schedule from Space Center Houston shows key maneuvers today and Tuesday EST. Orion jettison at 3:52 p.m. to impact the moon. Mattingly activates a subsatellite at 4:54 p.m. Casper hatch opening for a spacewalk at 4:41 p.m. and film cassette retrieval. Mattingly reassumes control at 5:58 p.m. after the EVA.
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