3 Persons on Space Mission Apollo 16:

Charlie Duke

aviator, space, moon, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Charles Moss Duke Jr.

Also Known As:

Charles Duke

Nickname(s):

Charlie

Birth Date:

October 3, 1935

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra

- the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Brief Facts:

Former test pilot. Lunar Module pilot on

Apollo 16

mission. Youngest person to walk on the moon.
South Carolina Hall of Fame 1973.
Texas Science Hall of Fame 2000.
International Space Hall of Fame.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 1997.

John Young

space, moon, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

John Watts Young

Birth Date:

September 24, 1930

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra

- the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

San Francisco, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Missions

Gemini 3

Gemini 10

Apollo 10

(orbited the moon). Shuttle flights

and

(with

) as Commander.

to the moon surface. Drove the Lunar Rover. Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1974-1987.
Texas Aviation Hall of Fame 2003.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 1993.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor 1981.
International Space Hall of Fame.
National Aviation Hall of Fame 1988.

Ken Mattingly

space, military, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II

Also Known As:

Thomas Mattingly

Nickname(s):

Ken

Birth Date:

March 17, 1936

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces

- the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Brief Facts:

Apollo 16

- orbited the moon in the Command Service Module. Shuttle missions

STS-4

and

STS-51-C

. Retired Rear Admiral in the Navy.
International Space Hall of Fame.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 1997.
State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame 2005.