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Apollo program: Apollo 16 Lunar Module, commanded by John Young and piloted by Charles Duke, lands on the Moon.
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Apollo program
1961–1972 American crewed lunar exploration program
The Apollo program, also known as Project Apollo, was the United States human spaceflight program led by NASA, which landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969. Apollo was conceived during Project Mercury and executed after Project Gemini. It was conceived in 1960 as a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Apollo 16
Fifth crewed Moon landing
Apollo 16 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 was the second of Apollo's "J missions", with an extended stay on the lunar surface, a focus on science, and the use of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Apollo Lunar Module
NASA crewed Moon landing spacecraft (1969–1972)
The Apollo Lunar Module, originally designated the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM), was the lunar lander spacecraft that was flown between lunar orbit and the Moon's surface during the United States' Apollo program. It was the first crewed spacecraft to operate exclusively in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
John Young (astronaut)
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2018)
John Watts Young was an American astronaut, naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and aeronautical engineer. He became the 9th person to walk on the Moon as commander of the Apollo 16 mission in 1972.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Charles Duke
American astronaut and lunar explorer (born 1935)
Charles Moss Duke Jr. is an American former astronaut, United States Air Force (USAF) officer and test pilot who, as Lunar Module pilot of Apollo 16 in 1972, became the tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon, at age 36 years and 201 days. Duke is one of four surviving…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)