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View of ceremonies welcoming Apollo 16 crew aboard U.S.S. Ticonderoga
A high-angle view of the Apollo 16 welcoming aboard ceremonies on the deck of the prime recovery ship, U.S.S. Ticonderoga, soon after the splashdown of the Apollo 16 Command Module in the central Pacific Ocean approximately 215 miles southeast of Christmas Island. Astronaut John W. Young, commander, is standing at the microphone. Standing behind Young are Astronauts Charles M. Duke Jr, (on left), lunar module pilot, and Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot.
Catalog Date: 27 April 1972
Film Type: 120mm
NASA image: S72-36262