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He became an astronaut in 1966. Charles Duke has logged 4,147 hours flying time, including 3,632 hours in jet aircraft. In 1969 Duke was a member of the astronaut support crew for the Apollo 10 flight. He was CAPCOM (Capsule Communicator) for Apollo 11, the first landing on the Moon and was backup Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 13 in 1970.
21 de abr. de 2022 · Apollo 16 entered lunar orbit on April 19, 1972. The next day, NASA astronauts John W. Young and Charles M. Duke separated their Lunar Module (LM) Orion from Thomas K. “Ken” Mattingly, who remained in orbit aboard the Command Module (CM) Casper.After a delay caused by a problem with the Service Module’s main engine, Young and Duke touched down at the Descartes site in the lunar highlands.
3 de nov. de 2023 · Charles M. Duke Jr. Lunar Module Pilot When notified of his selection as an astronaut, Duke was at the Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School as an instructor teaching control systems and flying in the F-101, F-104, and T-33 aircraft.
12 de mar. de 1999 · Edited Oral History Transcript. Charles M. Duke, Jr. Interviewed by Doug Ward. Houston, Texas – 12 March 1999. Voice Off Camera: And we’re recording. Ward: Well this is our oral history interview with Charles Duke, Apollo astronaut. The date is March 12, 1999. And, Charlie, one of the things that struck me in going back over some of the ...
13 de ene. de 2023 · El astronauta Charles M. Duke, quien entraría en la historia al convertirse en el ser humano más joven en caminar sobre la superficie lunar con 36 años, viajó a la Luna el 20 de abril de 1972 en la misión Apolo 16, en la que se considera una de las mejores y más fructíferas misiones espaciales al satélite natural de la tierra, por la cantidad de experimentos que se realizaron en ...
Leben. Charles Duke wuchs in South Carolina auf und studierte nach der High School zunächst Marinetechnik. Die US-Marineakademie verlieh ihm 1957 einen Bachelor.Anschließend diente er als Kampfpilot drei Jahre auf der Ramstein Air Base in Deutschland. 1964 schloss er ein Studium am Massachusetts Institute of Technology mit einem Master als Luft- und Raumfahrtingenieur ab. 1965 wurde er ...
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.
