Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
Apollo 16 Command and Service Module Over the Moon
Full Description:
In this photo, the Apollo 16 Command and Service Module (CSM) "Casper" approaches the Lunar Module (LM). The two spacecraft were about to make their final rendezvous of the mission, on April 23, 1972. Astronauts John W. Young and Charles M. Duke Jr., aboard the LM, were returning to the CSM in lunar orbit after three successful days on the lunar surface. Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II was in the CSM.
Date:
04/23/1972
NASA Center:
Johnson Space Center
Subject Category:
Apollo Spacecraft
Subject Category:
Lunar Module
Subject Category:
Apollo 16
Keywords:
Module
Keywords:
Thomas
Keywords:
Apollo
Keywords:
John
Keywords:
Young
Keywords:
Lunar
Keywords:
Charles
Keywords:
Command
Keywords:
Service
Keywords:
CSM
Keywords:
Duke
Keywords:
16
Keywords:
Mattingly
Keywords:
LM
Keywords:
Casper
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Moon
facet_what:
Apollo 16
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_when:
April 23, 1972
facet_when:
04-23-1972
facet_when_year:
1972
Image #:
AS16-113-18282
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0069
Center:
JSC
Center Number:
AS16-113-18282
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000069
Creator-Photographer:
NASA
Original Source:
DIGITAL

Apollo 16 Command and Service Module Over the Moon