#Apollo 16

Apollo 16 'Grand Prix' Rover Test on the Moon HD 60FPS Stabilised During the Apollo 16 mission in April 1972 the crew were tasked with putting the Lunar Roving Vehicle through a series of tests to asses its capabilities. Commander John Young drove the electrically powered rover through a series of maneuvers—including S-turns, hairpin turns, hard stops, and acceleration to "high" speeds of roughly 6–11 mph (10–18 km/h)—while Charles Duke (lunar module pilot) filmed it with a 16 mm camera from a safe distance. This video has been upscaled in quality, interpolated to 60FPS, stabilised and synced with mission audio by Moonpans Original Source Footage: Apollo Flight Journal #nasa #spacex #apollo16 #artemis

Absolutely mind-blowing what Apollo 16 accomplished! In 1972, astronauts John Young & Charles Duke landed on the Descartes Highlands—the first time humans explored the lunar highlands! They even drove over 16 miles in the Lunar Rover (aka the Moon buggy), collecting nearly 213 pounds of moon rocks! Science, adventure, and serious history all in one mission. - Jay #apolloprogram #projectapollo #apollo16 #johnyoung #charlieduke #space #nasa #astronomy #spacex #universe #cosmos #astrophotography #stars #galaxy #moon #planets #mars #science #solarsystem #blackhole #telescope #nebula #rocket #earth #milkyway #kennedyspacecenter #johnsonspacecenter #lunarmodule #commandmodule

Only on the Moon. 😄🌕 Apollo 16's Charlie Duke bent down to pick up a pair of tongs — stepped on them — and went straight down. Commander John Young fell trying to pick up a sample bag. NASA logged every single fall. Not for laughs — to study how humans move in lunar gravity. 238,000 miles from home and still dropping things. 🪨 #Apollo16 #NASA #MoonLanding #SpaceHistory #Moon

"Best 4 minutes of my life" 🌕 Rare footage of the Apollo 16 Lunar Rover in action — April 1972. Known as the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), this battery-powered moon buggy carried astronauts John Young and Charlie Duke across the Descartes Highlands on Apollo 16. Capable of reaching speeds of 11 mph on the lunar surface, it allowed astronauts to travel miles from the landing site, collect rock samples, and explore terrain unreachable on foot. Without it, much of what we know about the Moon's geology would never have been discovered. Over 50 years later, this footage still looks like science fiction — except it's completely real. #Apollo16 #LunarRover #NASA #Moon #SpaceHistory

Apollo 15 was the fourth crewed mission to land on the Moon (July 26–August 7, 1971) and the first to use the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), allowing for extended exploration of the Hadley-Apennine region. The crew—David Scott, James Irwin, and Alfred Worden—focused heavily on science, collecting significant lunar samples and deploying experiments, including the famous hammer and feather drop to demonstrate gravity. The mission was a major success, marking a shift from simply landing to in-depth lunar science. Credit: Apollo Flight Journal / Moonpans

Apollo 16 Lunar Rover Onboard Footage HD Longer version at YouTube.com/@moonpans This spectacular footage was filmed by Charlie Duke on board the Apollo 16 Lunar Rover using the 16mm DAC Film Camera. It shows the drive piloted by John Young from Station 11 to Station 13. The footage has been upscaled, interpolated to 60FPS and synchronised to mission audio by Moonpans Original footage source : Apollo Flight Journal #nasa #spacex #artemis #apollo16

ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 (2023) and Apollo 16 (1972) differ primarily in purpose and technology: ISRO achieved the first robotic soft landing in the Moon's rugged, unvisited South Polar region, while NASA's Apollo 16 was a crewed mission targeting the flat equatorial Highlands, focused on human exploration, rock sampling, and surface mobility. Apollo 16 featured humans (John Young, Charles Duke) conducting extravehicular activities (EVAs) and operating a Lunar Roving Vehicle. Chandrayaan-3 was fully robotic, deploying the small Pragyan rover. Follow us/@sciencebreed #space #exploring #isro #nasa #moonmission #sciencebreed

April 20, 1972 🌕 On this day, three astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean—after walking on the Moon. Apollo 16 was NASA’s fifth lunar landing mission. Commander John Young and Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke explored the Moon’s highlands while Ken Mattingly orbited above. They spent three days on the lunar surface—driving the rover, running experiments, and collecting over 200 pounds of rock samples. On April 20, 1972, they splashed down safely, bringing back samples that changed everything we knew about the Moon. Young and Duke drove the lunar rover at speeds up to 11 mph, bouncing around in low gravity—pure adventure. But the science mattered most. The Moon revealed volcanic history, ancient asteroid impacts, and critical clues about how our solar system formed billions of years ago. Apollo 16 proved that exploration isn’t just about going somewhere—it’s about what we discover and bring back. 📚 Want to learn more about space history? Check my book recommendations (link in bio) 📅 Follow for daily history

Imagens a bordo do veículo lunar Apollo 16 em HD Versão mais longa nos comentários. Esta filmagem espetacular foi feita por Charlie Duke a bordo do veículo lunar Apollo 16 usando a câmera DAC de 16mm. Ela mostra a viagem pilotada por John Young da Estação 11 à Estação 13. As imagens foram ampliadas, interpoladas para 60 FPS e sincronizadas com o áudio da missão pela Moonpans. Fonte original das imagens: Apollo Flight Journal

🌙 APOLLO 17: O ÚLTIMO PASSO E O NOVO SALTO! 🏎️💨 Você sabia que o recorde de velocidade na Lua é de apenas 18 km/h? Ele foi estabelecido por Gene Cernan em 1972, a bordo do LRV (Lunar Roving Vehicle) durante a missão Apollo 17! A Apollo 17 não foi apenas uma despedida; foi a missão mais produtiva da era Apollo. Graças ao "jipe lunar", os astronautas percorreram mais de 35 km pela superfície, coletando amostras geológicas que mudaram nosso entendimento sobre a origem da Lua. O Legado da Apollo 17: Mobilidade Extrema: O LRV permitiu explorar vales e crateras longe do módulo de pouso. Ciência de Ponta: Foi a primeira vez que um cientista (o geólogo Harrison Schmitt) pisou em outro mundo. O Fim de uma Era: Desde dezembro de 1972, nenhum humano voltou a deixar pegadas na poeira lunar... até agora. 🚀 A BOA NOTÍCIA: Estamos prestes a quebrar esse hiato! Com o programa Artemis e as naves da SpaceX, a humanidade está preparando as malas para voltar à Lua — desta vez para ficar e construir a base que nos levará a Marte. 👇 Você acha que o próximo jipe lunar será autônomo ou pilotado por astronautas? Fique por dentro de cada passo dessa nova corrida espacial e das tecnologias que nos levarão além! 👉 Siga: @amazing_science_space 💬 COMENTE: Se você pudesse levar uma única coisa para a Lua hoje, o que seria? 🌌 #Apollo17 #Nasa #Artemis #LunarRover #SpaceX #Astronomia #Science #SpaceExploration #Lua #AmazingScience

How did they film this in 1972?! 😱 Apollo 16 Stunning footage of the Lunar Rover during the Apollo 16 mission, now in ultra-clear 4K resolution. The clarity and speed will make you question everything you know about space history! 🌌🛰️ ​An engineering masterpiece or just cinematic magic? Tell us what you honestly think below 👇 #spacer #nasa #moon #apollo16 #viralvídeo

Charlie Duke was the 10th man to walk on the Moon, but he is often asked one frustrating question: "Was it all a fake?" His response is legendary. He doesn't just say "no"—he points out the sheer scale of the Apollo program. NASA didn't just land once to win a race. They went back again and again, landing six different crews in six different locations. Each mission brought back unique lunar rocks that contain chemical signatures impossible to find naturally on Earth, like "space weathering" from billions of years of cosmic radiation. If you look through a high-powered telescope or check NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter photos, you can still see the descent stages and the Lunar Rovers parked exactly where they were left in the 1970s. Follow @astronaut_from_mars for more content like this. Save this if you love learning things like this. Share this with someone who would find this fascinating. If we were going to fake it, why would we risk doing it six times? #apollo16 #moonlanding #astronomy #nasahistory #spaceexploration