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3 Persons on Mission Apollo 16
Charlie Duke
aviator
,
space
,
moon
Real/Birth Name:
Charles Moss Duke Jr.
Also Known As:
Charles Duke
Nickname(s):
Charlie
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
3 October 1935
Age today:
85
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.
Space Missions:
Apollo 16 (1972)
Landed in Plain of Descartes.
Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.
International Space Hall of Fame
.
South Carolina Hall of Fame
1973.
Texas Science Hall of Fame
2000.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
1997.
John Young
space
,
moon
Real/Birth Name:
John Watts Young
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
24 September 1930
Death Date:
5 January 2018
Age at Death:
87
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Libra
♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23
Birth Place:
San Francisco, California, USA
Brief Facts:
Apollo 10 (orbited the moon). SpaceLab 1 as Commander. Apollo 16 to the moon surface. Drove the Lunar Rover. Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1974-1987.
Space Missions:
Apollo 10 (1969)
Dress rehearsal for first lunar landing; flew LM down to 50,000 feet (15 km) from lunar surface.
Apollo 16 (1972)
Landed in Plain of Descartes.
Gemini 10 (1966)
First use of the Agena Target Vehicle's propulsion systems. The spacecraft also rendezvoused with the Agena Target Vehicle from Gemini 8. Collins had 49 minutes of EVA standing in the hatch and 39 minutes of EVA to retrieve experiments from the Agena. 43 orbits completed.
Gemini 3 (1965)
First manned Gemini flight, three orbits.
SpaceLab 1 (1983)
Shuttle mission STS-9 on
Columbia
.
STS-1
Shuttle Columbia, launched April 12, 1981
Duration: 2d 6h.
STS-9
Shuttle Columbia, launched November 28, 1983
Duration: 10d 7h.
Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor
1981.
International Air & Space Hall of Fame
1995.
International Space Hall of Fame
.
National Aviation Hall of Fame
1988.
Texas Aviation Hall of Fame
2003.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
1993.
Ken Mattingly
space
,
military
,
engineer
Real/Birth Name:
Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II
Also Known As:
Thomas Mattingly
Nickname(s):
Ken
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
17 March 1936
Age today:
85, 25 days after his birthday
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. Retired Rear Admiral in the Navy.
Space Missions:
Apollo 16 (1972)
Landed in Plain of Descartes.
STS-4
Shuttle Columbia, launched June 27, 1982
Duration: 7d 1h.
STS-51-C
Shuttle Discovery, launched January 24, 1985
Duration: 3d 1h.
Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.
International Space Hall of Fame
.
State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame
2005.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
1997.
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