This silent film from 1972 was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Association (NASA) with the intention of chronicling the Apollo 16 mission (April 16-27, 1972). The Apollo 16 mission was the tenth crewed mission in the United States Apollo space program, administered by NASA, and the fifth and penultimate to land on the moon. It involved an extended stay on the lunar surface with a focus on science and the use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV). The mission was crewed by astronauts John W. Young, Thomas K. Mattingly II, and Charles M. Duke Jr and the landing and exploration were in the Descartes Highlands.

News crew films launch of NASA Apollo 16 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida (0:16-2:05). Footage of the Lunar Module disconnecting from the rocket in orbit (2:43-3:47). Footage of the Moon’s surface (3:48). Lunar module lands on Moon (4:53). NASA command room (4:57). Astronauts John Young and Charles Duke explore the Moon’s surface (5:35). Boeing Moon Buggy or Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) (5:50). Departure from the Moon (6:30). Astronauts do EVA mission (8:26). Astronauts John Young and Charles Duke experience state of microgravity white eating (11:19). Return to Earth’s orbit (13:12). Naval officers watch the splash down in the Pacific Ocean and retrieved by USS Ticonderoga (14:48). Astronauts Young, Duke, and Thomas Mattingly greeted on the USS Ticonderoga (16:04).

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