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Charles Duke
 
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Charles Duke |
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Born on: |
3 Oct 1935 |
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Join NASA in: |
4 Apr 1966 |
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Current status: |
Retired 1 Jan 1976 |
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Spaceflight |
Position |
Date |
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Apollo 13 |
CMP |
11.04. - 17.04.1970 |
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Spaceflight experience: |
Charles Duke was one of the
19 astronauts selected by NASA in April 1966. He served as
member of the astronaut support crew for the Apollo 10
flight. He was CAPCOM for Apollo 11, the first landing on
the Moon and he served as backup lunar module pilot on
Apollo 13.
Duke served as lunar module pilot of Apollo 16, April
16-27, 1972. He was accompanied on the fifth manned lunar
landing mission by John W. Young (spacecraft commander)
and Thomas K. Mattingly II (command module pilot). Apollo
16 was the first scientific expedition to inspect, survey,
and sample materials and surface features in the Descartes
region of the rugged lunar highlands. Duke and Young
commenced their record setting lunar surface stay of 71
hours and 14 minutes by maneuvering the lunar module "Orion"
to a landing on the rough Cayley Plains. In three
subsequent excursions onto the lunar surface, they each
logged 20 hours and 15 minutes in extravehicular
activities involving the emplacement and activation of
scientific equipment and experiments, the collection of
nearly 213 pounds of rock and soil samples, and the
evaluation and use of Rover-2 over the roughest and
blockiest surface yet encountered on the moon.
Other Apollo 16 achievements included the largest payload
placed in lunar orbit (76, 109 pounds); first cosmic ray
detector deployed on lunar surface; first lunar
observatory with the far UV camera; and longest in-flight
EVA from a command module during transearth coast (1 hour
and 13 minutes). The latter feat was accomplished by
Mattingly when he ventured out to "Casper's" SIM-bay for
the retrieval of vital film cassettes from the panoramic
and mapping cameras. Apollo 16 concluded with a Pacific
Ocean splashdown and subsequent recovery by the USS
TICONDEROGA.
With the completion of his first space flight, Duke has
logged 265 hours in space and over 21 hours of extra
vehicular activity.
Duke also served as backup lunar module pilot for Apollo
17.
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