Apollo 16 astronaut Mattingly makes walk in space 40 years ago this hour (1972)

1970s, space exploration


Video: Apollo 16 on Apr. 25, 1972 (at 24:20)

(Tuesday, April 25, 1972, 3:47 p.m. EST) — A floating “walk” in space and a mid-course rocket firing kept the Apollo 16 astronauts busy today as they sped smoothly away from the moon on their homeward journey to earth.