After a fairly eventful mission to the Moon's surface, Charles Duke left several items on the Moon, and a message to whoever ...

WEDNESDAY NIGHT RIGHT HERE ON WESH 2. NASA ASTRONAUT KEN MATTINGLY, WHO SPANNED APOLLO TO SHUTTLE ERAS, DIED THIS WEEK AT THE AGE OF 87. YEAH, HE FLEW TO THE MOON ON APOLLO 16, BUT IS WELL KNOWN FOR ...

New forms of propulsion in space are usually welcomed by NASA, but the flatulence-power behind the crew of Apollo 16 was a ...

On April 16, 1972, Apollo 16 launched to the moon! Apollo 16 was NASA's fifth lunar landing and the penultimate mission of the entire Apollo program. Three NASA astronauts were on board: John Young, ...

Astronaut Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II, better known as Ken or “TK” Mattingly, died on Oct. 31 at the age of 87. Over his long career he served as a naval aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer and ...

Prepare for a remarkable journey into magnificent magnification with "Nanocosmos: Journeys in Electron Space" (Abrams Books, 2025), a mesmerizing new science coffee table book from author, artist, ...

This print is of NASA Image #AS16-113-18339. On the Apollo 16 mission, Commander John Young gives a jumping salute. Image The central image area, composition, or focal point; the area inside the ...

For the record, Ken Mattingly never did get the German measles. The former NASA astronaut, who in 1970 was pulled from the Apollo 13 crew due to being exposed to the Rubella virus, died on Tuesday ...