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Charles Duke

Tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon.

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Charles Moss Duke Jr. is an American former astronaut and United States Air Force officer who became the tenth person to walk on the Moon as Lunar Module pilot of Apollo 16 in 1972.[1] He was born on October 3, 1935, in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is one of four surviving Moon walkers.[1][2]

Key facts and history

He was selected as a NASA astronaut in April 1966 as part of the group known as the "Original Nineteen"[3] At age 36 years and 201 days, Duke became the youngest person to walk on the Moon during Apollo 16.[1] Charles Moss Duke Jr. was born on October 3, 1935, in Charlotte, North Carolina, and his identical twin brother William Waters Duke arrived six minutes later.[2] For Apollo 10 and Apollo 11, which included the first crewed Moon landing, Duke acted as CAPCOM.[4][5]

On March 3, 1971, Duke was formally designated to the Apollo 16 prime crew.[6]

What the cited sources add

The Apollo Mission Control Center was restored to its Apollo-era condition, completed in July 2019 for the 50th anniversary of the first crewed Moon landing.[7]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Charles Duke" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Duke remains the youngest person to walk on the Moon. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Charles Duke" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Charles Moss Duke Jr.", The New York Times, April 17, 1972, p. 24; Shayler Burgess 2017, p. 38; Duke Duke 1990, p. 22–23; "Obituaries: Willie Duke, Homemaker", The Charlotte Observer, April 17, 1995, p. 2Y; Duke Duke 1990, p. 22–23; Shayler Burgess 2017, p. 38 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Charles Duke" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Shayler Burgess 2017, p. 38; Collins 2001, p. 179–181; Duke Duke 1990, p. 22–23; Thompson, "19 New Spacemen Are Named", The High Point Enterprise, April 5, 1966, p. 2A; Collins 2001, p. 179–181 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Charles Duke" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Brooks Grimwood Swenson 1979, p. 200–201; Duke Duke 1990, p. 22–23; Duke, "Charles M. Duke, Jr. Oral History", NASA, March 12, 1999; Orloff 2000, p. 72 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Charles Duke" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Duke, "Charles M. Duke, Jr. Oral History", NASA, March 12, 1999 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Charles Duke" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Apollo 16 Prime and Backup Crews", NASA, March 3, 1971 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Duke, "Charles M. Duke, Jr. Oral History", NASA, March 12, 1999. facts only, no text reused. historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov

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