Charles M. Duke, Jr.

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Charles M. Duke, Jr.

American astronaut

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…walk on it, along with Charles M. Duke, Jr. The two were the 9th and 10th astronauts to walk on the lunar surface. Thomas K. Mattingly, who was originally intended to fly on Apollo 13 but had been removed because of exposure to measles, manned the Command Module and became…
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…walk on it, along with Charles M. Duke, Jr. The two were the 9th and 10th astronauts to walk on the lunar surface. Thomas K. Mattingly, who was originally intended to fly on Apollo 13 but had been removed because of exposure to measles, manned the Command Module and became…
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