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.