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CREW TRAINING - APOLLO XVI, NASA Apollo program

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S72-30694 (28 Jan. 1972) --- Astronauts John W. Young, left, Apollo 16 commander, and Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot, prepare to begin a simulated traverse in a training area at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The fifth National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Apollo lunar landing mission is scheduled to land in the mountainous highlands region near the crater Descartes to explore the area for a three-day period. Among the experiments to fly on Apollo 16 is the soil mechanics (S-200) experiment or self-recording penetrometer, a model of which is held here by Duke. A training model of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) is parked between the two crew men. Astronaut Thomas K. (Ken) Mattingly II is prime crew command module pilot for the mission.

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n a johnson space center apollo apollo program crew training crew training astronaut costume high resolution crew command module pilot two crew men apollo xvi duke area mission experiments model module pilot kennedy space center astronauts john astronaut thomas space administration commander national aeronautics highlands region crater descartes soil mechanics astronauts nasa florida cape canaveral
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02/03/1972
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label_outline Explore Apollo Xvi, Crater Descartes, Soil Mechanics

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n a johnson space center apollo apollo program crew training crew training astronaut costume high resolution crew command module pilot two crew men apollo xvi duke area mission experiments model module pilot kennedy space center astronauts john astronaut thomas space administration commander national aeronautics highlands region crater descartes soil mechanics astronauts nasa florida cape canaveral