Orion

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Orion was the Apollo 16 Lunar Module that carried astronauts John Young and Charles Duke to the Moon’s surface in April 1972.

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Orion canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Apollo Lunar Module
spacecraft
associatedAstronaut Charles Duke
linked to: Charles M. Duke Jr.

John Young
carriedAstronautToSurface Charles Duke
linked to: Charles M. Duke Jr.

John Young
carriedLunarRover Lunar Roving Vehicle 2
commander John Young
countryOfOperator United States
crewCapacity 2
crewMember Charles Duke
linked to: Charles M. Duke Jr.

John Young
destination Moon
dockedWith Casper
evaCount 3
landedInRegion Descartes Highlands
landedOn Moon
launchDate 1972-04-16
launchedWithCommandModule Casper
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
launchVehicle Saturn V
lunarLandingDate 1972-04-21
lunarLiftoffDate 1972-04-24
lunarModulePilot Charles Duke
linked to: Charles M. Duke Jr.
manufacturer Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation
linked to: Grumman
mission Apollo 16
missionEndDate 1972-04-27
missionNumberInApolloProgram 16
missionOutcome success
missionStartDate 1972-04-16
namedAfter Orion (constellation)
linked to: Orion constellation
operatedBy NASA
orbitingBodyDuringMission Earth
Moon
partOf Apollo 16 spacecraft stack
primaryEngine Ascent Propulsion System
Descent Propulsion System
program Apollo program
propulsionType bipropellant rocket engine
returnedTo lunar orbit
spaceAgency NASA
spacecraftType Apollo Lunar Module Block II
linked to: Apollo Lunar Module
totalSurfaceStayTime_hours 71
usedFor geological sampling
lunar surface exploration
scientific experiments

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

LRV-2 lunarModule Orion
John W. Young lunarModule Orion