Charles Duke

American engineer, U.S. Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Charles Duke
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Charles Moss "Charlie" Duke Jr. (born October 3, 1935), (Brig Gen, USAF, Ret.), is an American former astronaut, retired U.S. Air Force officer and test pilot. As Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 16 in 1972, at the age of 36, he became the tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon.

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Duke is the last surviving crew member of Apollo 16.

A former test pilot, 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.[1]

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