Tag Archives: Casper

Jul 21

Space Rocket History #368 – Apollo 16 – Splashdown

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On re-entry Casper hit the atmosphere at an altitude of about 400,000 feet above the earth and at a velocity of nearly 25,000 miles per hour. 

  • Parachute Deployment
  • Splashdown
  • Ticonderoga Ceremony

Jun 23

Space Rocket History #367 – Apollo 16 – Rendezvous, Docking, Ascent Stage Dump, Ken’s EVA and Lord of the Wedding Rings

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The LM eventually crashed due to lunar gravity anomalies. Since Houston didn’t know exactly where it landed, it was not useful to calibrate seismic experiments on the surface. 

  • Earthrise
  • Damaged Ascent Stage
  • Casper