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The Apollo 16 (AS-511) space vehicle was launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, KSC, at 12:54 p.m. EST April 16, with a crew of astronauts John W. Young, Thomas K. Mattingly II, and Charles M. Duke, Jr.
2 de ago. de 2016 · Duke achieved his greatest professional fame by serving as lunar module pilot of Apollo 16 from April 16–27, 1972. 3 minutes to read. Astronaut, lunar module pilot. Duke was born on October 3, 1935, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended Lancaster High School in Lancaster, South Carolina, before graduating valedictorian from the Admiral ...
23 de mar. de 2008 · Duke is standing at the rim of Plum crater, which is 40 meters (131 feet) in diameter and 10 meters (about 33 feet) deep. The lunar rover can be seen in the background. Apollo 16, the fifth mission in which humans walked on the lunar surface, launched 35 years ago today on April 16, 1972. Image credit: NASA. Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr ...
Charles Moss Duke, Jr (n. Charlotte, Carolina del Norte; 3 de octubre de 1935) es un astronauta estadounidense retirado que participó en el programa Apolo y que ha pisado la luna. Datos rápidos Información personal, Nombre en inglés ...
Charlie Duke is a former NASA astronaut, retired Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force, fighter pilot and test pilot. As Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 16 in 1972, he became the 10th and youngest person to walk on the Moon. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina and raised in Lancaster, South Carolina, Charlie excelled in school.
29 de abr. de 2022 · John Uri. On April 27, 1972, Apollo 16 astronauts John W. Young, Thomas K. “Ken” Mattingly, and Charles M. Duke successfully ended their 11-day Moon landing mission with a splashdown in their Command Module (CM) Casper in the Pacific Ocean. Recovery teams from the U.S.S. Ticonderoga (CVS-14) monitored the descent and landing and retrieved ...
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 . Duke is the last surviving crew member of Apollo 16.
