An in-depth look at the launch of Apollo 16 as well as the legacy of the Kennedy Space Center. The episode of Nine30 takes viewers on an in-depth look at the launch of Apollo XVI as well as the legacy ...

"We were excited [though] we were six hours late landing and [on] the last revolution we could land." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Astronaut Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II, better known as Ken or “TK” Mattingly, died on Oct. 31 at the age of 87. Over his long career he served as a naval aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer and ...

On April 16, 1972, Apollo 16 launched to the moon! Apollo 16 was NASA's fifth lunar landing and the penultimate mission of the entire Apollo program. Three NASA astronauts were on board: John Young, ...

In 1972, Apollo 16 astronaut and moon walker Charlie Duke left a family photo on the lunar surface. Today that photo is long gone. But Duke’s visage is heading back to the moon this week, in a novel ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — Astronaut Thomas "Ken" Mattingly, who orbited the moon on NASA's Apollo 16 mission and narrowly missed the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, died Tuesday at age 87, NASA said. “We lost one ...

This print is of NASA Image #AS16-113-18339. On the Apollo 16 mission, Commander John Young gives a jumping salute. Image The central image area, composition, or focal point; the area inside the ...