Charles Duke
Charles Duke is an astronaut from United States of America affiliated with the government agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration, embarked on 1 space flights and engaging in 4 spacewalk(s) during his/her career as an astronaut.
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.
- Date of Birth: 10/03/1935
- Status: Retired
- First Flight: 04/16/1972
- Last Flight: 04/24/1972
- In Space: No
Launches
Spacewalks
Apollo 16 EVA 2
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.
Apollo 16 EVA 3
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.
Apollo 16 EVA 4
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.
Apollo 16 EVA 1
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.
