Command and Service Module Casper

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Command and Service Module Casper was the Apollo 16 spacecraft’s main crew vehicle that carried astronauts to and from lunar orbit during NASA’s Apollo program mission in 1972.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Apollo Command and Service Module
crewed spacecraft
spacecraft
carriedAstronaut Charles M. Duke Jr.
John W. Young
Thomas K. Mattingly II
carriedExperiment far-ultraviolet camera/spectrograph (operated from lunar orbit)
commandModulePilot Thomas K. Mattingly II
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crewCapacity 3
crewModule Apollo 16 Command Module
heatShield ablative heat shield for Earth reentry
landingSite Pacific Ocean
launchDate 1972-04-16
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
launchVehicle Saturn V
lifeSupport environmental control system for three astronauts
lunarModulePilotCarried Charles M. Duke Jr.
manufacturer Rockwell International
surface form: North American Rockwell
mission Apollo 16
missionCommanderCarried John W. Young
missionDuration 11 days
missionNumberInApolloProgram 10th crewed Apollo mission
missionObjective provide life support and propulsion in lunar orbit
support crew during lunar landing mission
namedAfter Casper the Friendly Ghost
surface form: cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost
operator NASA
orbit lunar orbit
partOf Apollo 16
performedActivity lunar orbit operations
scientific observations from lunar orbit
powerSource fuel cells
program Apollo program
propulsion Service Propulsion System main engine
recoveredBy USS Ticonderoga
reentryDate 1972-04-27
returnedToEarth 1972-04-27
reunitedWith Apollo Lunar Module
surface form: Lunar Module Orion
roleInMission returned crew from lunar orbit to Earth
transported crew to lunar orbit
separatedFrom Apollo Lunar Module
surface form: Lunar Module Orion
serviceModule Apollo 16 Command Module
surface form: Apollo 16 Service Module
spacecraftMassClass approximately 30 metric tons (Command and Service Module combined)
spacecraftType Block II Command and Service Module
status retired
usedFor Apollo 16
surface form: Apollo 16 lunar mission

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Apollo 16 commandServiceModule Command and Service Module Casper