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    Charles M. Duke Jr.

    Charles Duke official NASA portrait,
    21 September 1971

    Born (1935-10-03) October 3, 1935 (age 89)

    Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.

    StatusRetired
    NationalityAmerican
    Other namesCharles Moss Duke Jr.
    Alma materUSNA, B.S.

    1957
    MIT, M.S. 1964

    Occupation(s)Fighter pilot, test pilot
    Awards
    Space career
    RankBrigadier General, USAF

    Time in space

    11d 01h 51m
    Selection1966 NASA Group 5

    Total EVAs

    3

    Total EVA time

    20 hours 25 minutes
    MissionsApollo 16

    Mission insignia

    RetirementJanuary 1, 1976
    Websitewww.charlieduke.net

    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 cre