Rare NASA Apollo 16 Lot - Access Badge, Mission Patch, Booklet ,and Stickers

Description

AMAZING
NASA
APOLLO
ERA
LOT
"APOLLO 16"
Apollo 16
(April 16–27, 1972) was the tenth
crewed
mission in the United States
Apollo space program
, administered by
NASA
, and the fifth and penultimate to
land on the Moon
. It was the second of Apollo's "
J missions
", with an extended stay on the
lunar surface
, a focus on science, and the use of the
Lunar Roving Vehicle
(LRV). The landing and
exploration
were in the
Descartes Highlands
, a site chosen because some scientists expected it to be an area formed by volcanic action, though this proved to not be the case.
The mission was crewed by
Commander
John Young
,
Lunar Module Pilot
Charles Duke
and
Command Module Pilot
Ken Mattingly
. Launched from the
Kennedy Space Center
in
Florida
on April 16, 1972, Apollo 16 experienced a number of minor glitches en route to the Moon. These culminated with a problem with the spaceship's main engine that resulted in a six-hour delay in the Moon landing as NASA managers contemplated having the astronauts abort the mission and return to Earth, before deciding the problem could be overcome. Although they permitted the lunar landing, NASA had the astronauts return from the mission one day earlier than planned.
After flying the
lunar module
to the Moon's surface on April 21, Young and Duke spent 71 hours—just under three days—on the lunar surface, during which they conducted three
extravehicular activities
or moonwalks, totaling 20 hours and 14 minutes. The pair drove the lunar rover, the second used on the Moon, for 26.7 kilometers (16.6 mi). On the surface, Young and Duke collected 95.8 kilograms (211 lb) of lunar samples for return to Earth, including
Big Muley
, the largest
Moon rock
collected during the Apollo missions. During this time Mattingly orbited the Moon in the
command and service module
(CSM), taking photos and operating scientific instruments. Mattingly, in the command module, spent 126 hours and 64 revolutions in
lunar orbit
. After Young and Duke rejoined Mattingly in lunar orbit, the crew released a
subsatellite
from the
service module
(SM). During the return trip to Earth, Mattingly performed a one-hour spacewalk to retrieve several film cassettes from the exterior of the service module. Apollo 16 returned safely to Earth on April 27, 1972
APOLLO 16
ACCESS BADGE
1441
APOLLO/SATURN
MISSION
DECAL
APOLLO 16
MISSION
PATCH
APOLLO 16
MISSION
REPLICA
STICKER
APOLLO 16
MINI
BUMPER
STICKER
RCA
APOLLO 16
INFORMATIONAL
BOOKLET
THIS IS AN AMAZING APOLLO 16 LOT
THE ACCESS BADGE 1441 IS IN GREAT SHAPE FOR IT'S AGE (IT WAS UTILIZED DURING THE MISSION BY A LAUNCH CONTROL ENGINEER
THE MISSION PATCH AS16UNK REFERENCE CREW PATCH - APPEARS TO BE THIS COMPANY
THE STICKER IS NOS
THE MINI BUMPER STICKER IS NOS
THE RCA BOOKLET DETAILS ALL OF THE APOLLO MISSIONS TO DATE - THE BOOKLET DOES HAVE TWO BENDS (SEE PICTURES)
THIS ITEM WAS LOCATED AT THE CENTRAL FLORIDA ESTATE OF A LONG TIME LAUNCH CONTROL ENGINEER FRO NASA
ASK ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS
COMBINE SHIPPING OFFERED - US ONLY
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING VIA GLOBAL ONLY - I CAN NOT COMBINE SHIPPING ON THESE ITEMS - ALSO SELLERS RESPONSIBILITY ENDS AT DELIVERY TO FIRST ADDRESS