Apollo 16

fifth Moon landing and tenth crewed flight of the United States Apollo program
Event human_spaceflight Q188168
Apollo 16
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Apollo 16

Summary

Apollo 16 is a human spaceflight[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of human_spaceflight entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,671 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Apollo 16 is in the country of United States[3].
  • Apollo 16's instance of is recorded as human spaceflight[4].
  • Apollo 16 is operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration[5].
  • Apollo 16 followed Apollo 15[6].
  • Apollo 16 was followed by Apollo 17[7].
  • Apollo 16 is part of Apollo space program[8].
  • Apollo 16's Commons category is recorded as Apollo 16[9].
  • Apollo 16's space launch vehicle is recorded as Saturn V[10].
  • Apollo 16's type of orbit is recorded as lunar orbit[11].
  • Apollo 16's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as April 16, 1972[12].
  • Apollo 16's UTC date of spacecraft landing is recorded as April 27, 1972[13].
  • Apollo 16's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[14].
  • Apollo 16's significant event is recorded as surface exploration[15].
  • Apollo 16's significant event is recorded as splashdown[16].
  • Apollo 16's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Apollo 16[17].
  • Apollo 16's Commons gallery is recorded as Apollo 16[18].
  • Apollo 16's crew members is recorded as John Young[19].
  • Apollo 16's crew members is recorded as Ken Mattingly[20].
  • Apollo 16's crew members is recorded as Charles Duke[21].
  • Apollo 16's location of landing is recorded as Pacific Ocean[22].
  • Apollo 16's described by source is recorded as Retro Space HD[23].
  • Apollo 16's orbits completed is recorded as {'amount': '+64'}[24].
  • Apollo 16's start point is recorded as Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A[25].
  • Apollo 16's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Apollo 16'}[26].
  • Apollo 16's vessel is recorded as Apollo 16 Command and Service Module[27].

Body

When and Where

Apollo 16 is in the country of United States[3].

Context

Apollo 16 is part of Apollo space program[8]. Its instance of is recorded as human spaceflight[4]. It followed Apollo 15[6]. It was followed by Apollo 17[7].

Why It Matters

Apollo 16 ranks in the top 4% of human_spaceflight entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,671 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . history.nasa.gov. history.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of human spaceflight
    Described by source Retro Space HD
    Operator
    Start point Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
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