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If you would like to follow along in real time, we suggest tuning into Apollo 17 in Real Time by @BenFeist at https://t.co/IE8V8fglqC
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Due to a number of factors beyond our control we will not be able to cover Apollo 17 and we are very, very sorry.
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Approaching LOS (Loss of Signal).
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Thank you very much for joining us at the Descartes Highlands with Apollo 16. Next (and last) up in December: Apollo 17!
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The Apollo 16 Command Module (CM) Casper being lifted aboard the U.S.S. Ticonderoga in the Mid-Pacific on April 27, 1972.
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PAO: “This is Apollo Control, Houston, and this concludes our coverage of Apollo 16.”
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The Apollo 16 astronauts speak to the assembled crowd aboard the U.S.S. Ticonderoga shortly after splashdown on April 27, 1972.
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Apollo 16 astronauts Thomas K. “Ken” Mattingly II, Charles M. “Charlie” Duke, Jr., and John W. Young aboard the U.S.S. Ticonderoga on April 27, 1972, being welcomed by U.S. Navy personnel including Rear Admiral Henry S. Morgan, Jr., and Captain Edward A. Boyd.
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PAO: “John Young, Charles Duke, Ken Mattingly home from the Moon. Safely back aboard the U.S.S. Ticonderoga. Now the red carpets go out.”
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PAO: “Zero, zero, one, spot five. That should put it practically directly in front of our TV camera here, about midships.”
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Recovery: “And the third astronaut is being hoisted into the recovery helo. All three astronauts are inside the recovery helicopter. [garble] Astronaut John Young.”
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Recovery: “The second astronaut is being lifted into the recovery helo. The second astronaut is inside the recovery helo. The second astronaut onboard the recovery is Astronaut Mattingly.”
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Recovery: “Recovery helo reports Astronaut Duke is aboard and is making his approach for the second pickup.”
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Recovery: “The recovery helo is in position over the egress raft. The recovery net is being lowered.”
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Recovery: “And the hatch has been closed to the Command Module and the swimmer is in the egress raft with all three astronauts.”
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Recovery: “One of the astronauts is over and ensuring the hatch is completely closed.”
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Recovery: “A swimmer is preparing to close the hatch to the Command Module.”
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Apollo 16 Commander (CDR) John W. Young egresses the Apollo 16 spacecraft on April 27, 1972.
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Recovery: “And the third astronaut is egressing.”
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Recovery: “And the second astronaut is egressing, and is in the egress raft.”
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