Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists continue to piece together the moon's complex history using lunar samples collected during NASA's Apollo missions over ...

NASA astronaut Ken Mattingly, who orbited the moon during the Apollo 16 mission, has died. He was 87. The space agency confirmed Mattingly died on Tuesday. “NASA astronaut TK Mattingly was key to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On April 16, 1972, Apollo 16 launched to the moon! Apollo 16 was NASA's fifth lunar landing and the penultimate mission of the ...

As the Artemis II crew is about to achieve a lunar flyby, they received a stirring message from a legendary predecessor: Apollo 16 Moonwalker Charlie Duke. While 1972 marked his historic stroll on the ...

"We lost one of our country's heroes on Oct. 31. NASA astronaut TK Mattingly was key to the success of our Apollo Program, and his shining personality will ensure he is remembered throughout history," ...

Apollo 16 commander John W. Young had a busy first day on the Moon when, on April 21, 1972, he briefly jumped into the air while saluting the American flag, which was captured on camera by lunar ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Charlie Duke, a former astronaut living in the Upstate, spoke with FOX Carolina about his experience traveling to the Moon on Apollo 16. Duke was born in Charlotte ...

Fifty years ago, April 20, 1972, Apollo 16’s lunar module Orion touched down on the Moon’s near side in the south-central Descartes Highlands. While astronaut Ken Mattingly orbited overhead in Casper ...

A key tool used in the successful Apollo 16 mission is up for grabs in a new auction. The moon scoop that successfully collected samples of rock from the moon in 1972 can finally be yours.

In 1972, Apollo 16 astronaut and moon walker Charlie Duke left a family photo on the lunar surface. Today that photo is long gone. But Duke’s visage is heading back to the moon this week, in a novel ...

Share this page on Twitter Share this page on Facebook Share this page on Email Share this page on Print Astronaut Ken "T.K." Mattingly has died. He circled the moon as command module pilot on Apollo ...