Commander reflects as Apollo 16 streaks towards splashdown 40 years ago today (1972)


Video: Apollo 16 on Apr. 26, 1972 (at 24:58)

(Wednesday, April 26, 1972) — As Apollo 16 streaked toward a splashdown in the South Pacific, its commander, John W. Young, proclaimed in a press conference from space today: “We’ve seen as much in 10 days as most poeple see in 10 lifetimes.”