However, it turned out that after Apollo 16, humans would visit Earth's sole natural satellite only one more time. The basics.

Apollo 16 blasted off April 16, 1972, on its mission to the moon; upon arrival, ... (PFS-2), a small satellite released into lunar orbit from the service module. ...

It was succeeded by a near-identical satellite, launched by the crew of Apollo 16, in April 1972. Unfortunately, because it was launched into a low orbit, the second satellite only lasted six ...

The module carrying Duke and Apollo 16 Commander John Young reached the lunar surface on April 20, 1972. At 36 years and 201 days old, Duke became the youngest person to walk on the Moon and the ...

An Apollo 12 astronaut makes footprints on the surface of the moon, Nov. 19, 1969. Rocks collected on the mission were among those recently re-examined by a team of German astronauts.

The Lunar Communications Relay Unit on the vehicle enabled correspondence to and from the lunar rover during the Apollo 15, 16 and 17 ... The satellite trucks "were developed before high-speed ...

For the select few that have ever walked on Earth's natural satellite, one adjective gets repeated over and over — magnificent. "I'd sum it up with wonder, awe, excitement and adventure," Apollo ...

When Apollo 11 landed on the moon, NASA's plan was to continue manned lunar missions through Apollo 20.But history turned out differently. The last three missions, still in planning stages, were ...

A half-century ago, Corral de Tierra resident Martin Vonnegut was tasked with sending a communications satellite that would relay data from the Apollo 11 moon mission back to Houston, NASA's Space ...

The "satellite clock" that flew as part of the instrument panel aboard Aurora 7, ... RR estimates the Apollo 16-used lunar soil scoop (lot no. 7197) to sell for more than $750,000.

NASA, April 16, 2022, 50 Years Ago: Apollo 16 on the Moon at Descartes; NASA, updated Feb. 22, Thomas K. Mattingly II; NASA (via Flickr), Feb. 6, 1972, Apollo 16 Astronauts Train for Lunar Landing ...