Apollo 16, launched April 16, 1972, was the tenth manned mission in the Apollo space program, the fifth and to land on the Moon and the first to land in the lunar highlands. The mission lasted eleven days, one hour, and fifty-one minutes, and concluded at 2:45 PM EST on April 27

Apollo 16, launched April 16, 1972, was the tenth manned mission in the Apollo space program, the fifth and to land on the Moon and the first to land in the lunar highlands. The mission lasted eleven days, one hour, and fifty-one minutes, and concluded at 2:45 PM EST on April 27