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Who was the youngest astronaut to walk on the Moon?
Charles Moss Duke Jr.
Charles Moss Duke Jr. (born October 3, 1935) is an American former astronaut, United States Air Force (USAF) officer and test pilot. As lunar module pilot of Apollo 16 in 1972, he became the tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon, at age 36 years and 201 days.
Who has been the youngest man Toland on the Moon?
Buzz Aldrin | |
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Aldrin in April 1969 | |
Born | Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. January 20, 1930 Glen Ridge, New Jersey, U.S. |
Status | Retired |
Other names | Dr. Rendezvous |
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Who walked on the Moon with Neil Armstrong?
Buzz” Aldrin
Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin were the first of 12 human beings who walked on the Moon.
Who is the youngest person to walk on the Moon?
Charles Moss Duke Jr. (born October 3, 1935) is an American former astronaut, U.S. Air Force (USAF) officer and test pilot. As lunar module pilot of Apollo 16 in 1972, he became the tenth (and as of 2021 remains) and youngest person to walk on the Moon, at age 36 years and 201 days.
Who is the most famous person to go to the Moon?
1 Neil Armstrong. Neil Armstrong stepped into history on July 20, 1969, leaving the first human footprint on the surface of the moon. 2 Buzz Aldrin. 3 Alan Bean and Charles Conrad. 4 Edgar Mitchell and Alan Shepard. 5 James Irwin and David Scott. 6 Charles Duke and John Young. 7 Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan.
Who was the third man to walk on the Moon?
Charles “Pete” Conrad, the third man to walk on the moon, poses at left in 1965 before his first space flight aboard Gemini 5. Conrad died after a motorcycle accident in Ojai, California, in 1999. He was 69. Apollo 12 lunar module pilot Alan Bean poses in 1969 at right.
Who are the Apollo 16 astronauts now?
Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke Jr. talks in his home on Feb. 6, 2003, about his experiences in space. Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke, left, talks during a reception in Houston on Oct. 23, 2018 with Gene Kranz, legendary Apollo flight director, center, and William Anders, Apollo 8 NASA astronaut, right.