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

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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