#csm-113

"The ascent stage of the Apollo 16 Lunar Module (LM-11) approaches the Command and Service Modules (CSM-113) during rendezvous, with a contrasting background of darkness and the moon's Sea of Fertility (Mare Fecundatatis). Taken from the CSM, the photo shows the aft side of the LM during a yaw maneuver. Note the buckled thermal panels. Messier and Messier A (right center) are among the most readily identifiable features on the surface below. While astronauts John W. Young, commander; and Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot; descended in the Apollo 16 LM "Orion" to explore the Descartes highlands landing site on the moon, astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot, remained with the CSM 'Casper' in lunar orbit."

Date: April 23, 1972

"The prominent rille feature running through the area is Herigonius I. The coordinates for the center of the area pictured are 14.7 degrees south latitude and 36.4 degrees west longitude. The photo was taken by the Apollo 16 astronauts from the Command and Service Modules (CSM) in lunar orbit. While astronauts John W. Young and Charles M. Duke Jr. descended in the Lunar Module (LM) "Orion" to explore the Descartes highlands region of the moon, astronaut Thomas K. (Ken) Mattingly II, remained with the CSM 'Casper' in lunar orbit."

Date: April 16-27, 1972

View of Apollo 16 space vehicle on way from VAB to Pad A, Launch Complex 39

"A ground-level view showing the tall Apollo 16 (Spacecraft 113/Lunar Module 11/Saturn 511) space vehicle at the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC) Launch Complex 39 being moved from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) toward Pad A. The Saturn V stack and its mobile launch tower are atop a huge crawler-transporter. The prime crew men of the scheduled Apollo 16 lunar landing mission are astronauts John W. Young, Apollo 16 lunar landing mission are astronauts John W. Young, commander; Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot; and Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot."

Date: December 13, 1971

Apollo 16 Saturn V (CSM-113/LM-11/SA-511) on the LC-39A pad at night during a Countdown Demonstration Test.

Date: March 29, 1972

EXPERIMENT - APOLLO XVI (UV)

"A color enhancement of an ultra-violet photograph of the geocorona, a halo of low density hydrogen around Earth. Sunlight is shining from the left, and the geocorona is brighter on that side. The UV camera was operated by astronaut John W. Young on the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission. It was designed and built at the Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. While astronauts Young, commander, and Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot, descended in the Lunar Module (LM) 'Orion' to explore the Descartes highlands region of the moon, astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) 'Casper' in lunar orbit."

Date: April 21, 1972

Apollo 16 Saturn V (CSM-113/LM-11/SA-511) transfer from Complex 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building, High Bay 3.

Date: January 27, 1972

"The sixth marned lunar landing mission, the Apollo 16 (CSM-113/LM-11/SA-511), carrying three astronauts: Mission commander John W. Young, Command Module pilot Thomas K. Mattingly II, and Lunar Module pilot Charles M. Duke, lifted off on April 16, 1972.

The Apollo 16 continued the broad-scale geological, geochemical, and geophysical mapping of the Moon's crust, begun by the Apollo 15, from lunar orbit. This mission marked the first use of the Moon as an astronomical observatory by using the ultraviolet camera/spectrograph. It photographed ultraviolet light emitted by Earth and other celestial objects. The Lunar Roving Vehicle was also used. The mission ended on April 27, 1972."

"The design was created by NASA artist Barbara A Matelski from ideas submitted by the three crew members."

Date: April 16, 1972

"The Apollo 16 Command Module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 27, 1972 after an 11-day moon exploration mission. The sixth manned lunar landing mission, the Apollo 16 (SA-511), carrying three astronauts: Mission Commander John W. Young, Command Module pilot Thomas K. Mattingly II, and Lunar Module pilot Charles M. Duke, lifted off on April 16, 1972. The Apollo 16 continued the broad-scale geological, geochemical, and geophysical mapping of the Moon’s crust, begun by the Apollo 15, from lunar orbit. This mission marked the first use of the Moon as an astronomical observatory by using the ultraviolet camera/spectrograph which photographed ultraviolet light emitted by Earth and other celestial objects. The Lunar Roving Vehicle, developed by the Marshall Space Flight Center, was also used."

Date: April 27, 1972