Charles Duke
Charles Duke is a government astronaut from United States of America, affiliated with NASA.
During their career, Charles Duke flew on 2 spaceflights and completed 4 spacewalks, logging 8 days, 3 hours, 12 seconds in space.
Charles Moss "Charlie" Duke Jr. is an American former astronaut, retired U.S. Air Force officer and test pilot. As Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 16 in 1972, he became the tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon.
Duke has logged 4,147 hours flying time, which includes 3,632 hours in jet aircraft; and 265 hours in space, plus 20 hours and 15 minutes of extravehicular activity.
A resident of New Braunfels, Texas, he is currently chairman of the board of directors of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 10/03/1935 |
|---|---|
| Status | Retired |
| First Flight | 04/16/1972 |
| Last Flight | 04/24/1972 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 8 days, 3 hours, 12 seconds |
| EVA Time | 21 hours, 38 minutes, 6 seconds |
| Landings | 1 |
Spaceflights by Charles Duke
Explore the 2 spaceflights Charles Duke participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.
Spacewalks by Charles Duke
Discover the 4 spacewalks Charles Duke performed during their career, logging a total of 21 hours, 38 minutes, 6 seconds outside a spacecraft.
The spacewalk began at 04/21/1972 16:47 UTC and ended at 04/21/1972 23:58 UTC on the Lunar Surface for a total of 7 hours and 11 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 04/22/1972 16:33 UTC and ended at 04/22/1972 23:56 UTC on the Lunar Surface for a total of 7 hours and 23 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 04/23/1972 15:25 UTC and ended at 04/23/1972 21:05 UTC on the Lunar Surface for a total of 5 hours and 40 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 04/25/1972 20:33 UTC and ended at 04/25/1972 21:57 UTC on the Deep Space for a total of 1 hours and 23 minutes.