Retired· NASA · American
Charles Moss "Charlie" Duke Jr. is an American former astronaut, retired U.S. Air Force officer and test pilot. As Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 16 in 1972, he...
Spaceflights
1
first flight
Time in space
8days
Spacewalks
4
Spacewalking
21 h 38 m
in total
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Apollo 16 EVA 1
Apr 21, 1972
Apollo 16 EVA 2
Apr 22, 1972
Apollo 16 EVA 3
Apr 23, 1972
Apollo 16 EVA 4
Apr 25, 1972
Success· Flight 2
John YoungNASASuccess· Flight 1
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Ken MattinglyNASACharles Moss "Charlie" Duke Jr. is an American former astronaut, retired U.S. Air Force officer and test pilot. As Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 16 in 1972, he became the tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon.
Duke has logged 4,147 hours flying time, which includes 3,632 hours in jet aircraft; and 265 hours in space, plus 20 hours and 15 minutes of extravehicular activity.
A resident of New Braunfels, Texas, he is currently chairman of the board of directors of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.
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