The three crewmen of Apollo 16 lunar landing mission (April 16-27, 1972) relax during water egress training activity in the Gulf of Mexico, c. March 1972. Left to right: Astronauts Thomas K. Mattingly II, (USAF), command module pilot; John W. Young, (Na
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