Charles Moss Duke, Jr.
Astronaut
1935 –
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Who is Charles Moss Duke, Jr.?
Charles Moss "Charlie" Duke, Jr. is a retired US Air Force brigadier general, and a former United States astronaut for NASA. As Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 16 in 1972, he became the tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon.
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 21 hours and 28 minutes of extra-vehicular 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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- Born
- Oct 3, 1935
Charlotte - Also known as
- Charles M. Duke Jr.
- Charlie Duke
- Charles Duke
- Charles Moss Duke Jr.
- Spouses
- Religion
- Christianity
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Lancaster High School
- Admiral Farragut Academy
( - 1953) - Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy
( - 1957) - Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Aeronautics
( - 1964) - U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School
- Employment
- Brigadier general, United States Air Force
- NASA
- Lived in
- North Carolina
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on July 23, 2013
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