Apollo 16 — Casper
US Space & Rocket Center
Huntsville, AL
| • Serial Number: | 113 |
| • Flight: | AS-511 |
| • Mission: | Apollo 16 |
| • Nickname: | Casper |
| • Crew: | Young, Mattingly, Duke |
| • Launch Date: | 4-16-1972 |
| • Flight Duration: | 11 Days, 1 Hours, 51 Minutes |
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Apollo 16 command module on display at the US Space & Rocket Center
in Huntsville, Alabama. Huntsville is where NASA designs all manned
space rockets. Ken Mattingly was a prime crew member for Apollo 13, but
was removed from the crew at the last minute due to being exposed to the
measles. Both John Young and Ken Mattingly later flew the space shuttle.
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