Summary This plaque is a replica of the one left on the Moon by the crew of Apollo 16, who landed on the lunar surface on April 20, 1972. While command module pilot Ken Mattingly orbited the Moon, ...

When Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charlie Duke stepped off the ladder of the Lunar Module (LM) Orion onto the lunar surface, “there wasn’t any tentative step,” Duke later said.

Apollo 16 lunar module pilot Charlie Duke reunites with public affairs officer Doug Ward (at left), backup commander Fred Haise, flight controller Jerry Bostick and EVA capcom Tony England (on ...

Test your knowledge of NASA's monumental Apollo Missions! This quiz challenges your understanding of lunar landings, key ...

The name of the Apollo 16 lunar module was Orion, and for the upcoming Artemis missions, their command spacecraft is called … Orion.