10K views · 203 reactions | April 16, 1972, #Apollo16 launched to the moon! It was NASA's 5th lunar landing & the penultimate mission of the entire Apollo program. Onboard were: John Young, commander, Ken Mattingly, command module pilot & Charlie Duke, lunar module pilot. Read more: https://buff.ly/2IVXaak | Space.com | Facebook

#OTD 51 years ago, Apollo 11 launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center with NASA Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins aboard. Four days later, Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the Moon's surface, while Collins orbited overhead in the Command Module: https://go.nasa.gov/3j7tRV0 | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration