[APOLLO 16] CM CASPER VIEWED FROM LM ORION. VINTAGE NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH, 16-27 APRIL 1972.

The Vintage NASA Photo Collection of Philip Kulpa

[APOLLO 16] 

CM CASPER VIEWED FROM LM ORION. 16-27 APRIL 1972.

Vintage NASA “Red Number” chromogenic color photograph, 10 by 8 inches, “A Kodak Paper” watermark to verso. NASA image ID “NASA AS16-113-18292” printed in upper left margin in red; minor toning.

The crew of Apollo 16 prepared for lunar module activation and undocking after beginning the 5th day of their mission. Despite entering LM Orion 40 minutes ahead of schedule, Young and Duke completed preparations only 10 minutes early due to numerous delays in the process. With preparations complete, they undocked from Mattingly in CM Casper 96 hours, 13 minutes, 13 seconds into the mission. For the remainder of the two crafts' passes over the near side of the Moon, Mattingly prepared to shift Casper to a circular orbit while Young and Duke prepared Orion for the descent to the lunar surface.