Apollo 16

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Day 1 - The Launch/TLI/TDE/TEC

Apollo 16 - Full Mission (Day 1 - The Launch/TLI/TDE/TEC)

Full first day coverage of the Apollo 16 mission. Onboard are CDR John Young, CMP Ken Mattingly and LMP Charlie Duke. Launch occurred at 17:54 UTC on April 16th 1972 from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.

Countdown coverage is limited to video available from the TV networks and NASA TV feed as well as film and photographs. Pre-launch footage of crew training and the roll-out of the Saturn V launch vehicle to the pad are included as a supplement.

Where TV/film/pictures are not available I have used Orbiter (and some KSP) simulator video.

All media courtesy NASA

View: https://youtu.be/uqnZsyijjkY

 

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Apollo 16 - The Lunar Landing (50th Anniversary)

Apollo 16 - The Lunar Landing (50th Anniversary)

Coverage of the Apollo 16 lunar landing on April 21st, 1972 at 02:23:35 UTC. Onboard Lunar Module Orion are astronauts John Young (CDR) and Charlie Duke (LMP).

Coverage begins a few minutes before the Acquisition of Signal (AOS) on the final orbit before PDI and continues through the landing and T1/T2 Stay points.

Orbiter Space Simulator AMSO, real-time footage taken from the lunar module, and a graphic representation are used to show events. 1 photograph was taken by the crew in lunar orbit and several after touchdown, these are also included.

Events are in real-time as they happened.

All media (except the top screen graphics and simulator) courtesy of NASA.

Graphic representation of events is courtesy of Paolo Mangili

View: https://youtu.be/pCrh8b4yiKo

 

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Apollo 16 - Lunar Lift-off (50th Anniversary)

Apollo 16 - Lunar Lift-off (50th Anniversary)

Coverage of the LM Orion's lunar ascent for Apollo 16 - April 24, 1972, 01:25:47 UTC

Coverage begins with the Lunar Rover TV footage and GET clock graphic and then includes (from 5 seconds out) the Rover TV, 16mm from the LM cabin and simulator rendition along with LM graphic representations to events happening.

Please read the description at the beginning of the video as an explanation to why the GET announcements from PAO are seemingly early!

All video and audio courtesy NASA except:
Orbiter Simulator and Paolo Mangilis graphics used throughout

View: https://youtu.be/vZi295LcBRQ