NASA Photo ID: S72-36262           File Name: 10075884.jpg
Film Type: 120mm                   Date Taken: 04/27/72
Title: View of ceremonies welcoming Apollo 16 crew aboard U.S.S. Ticonderoga
Description:
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.               

Subject terms:
APOLLO 16 FLIGHT                        
APOLLO PROJECT                          
ASTRONAUTS                              
CEREMONIES                              
NAVY                                    
PERSONNEL                               
SHIPS                                   

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