Charles M Duke Jr Science Center - Admiral Farragut Academy - St Petersburg, FL
N 27° 46.678 W 082° 44.659
17R E 328128 N 3073826
One of many 'people named buildings' on this school campus. This is named for Charles Duke, Astronaut, Apollo 16 Lunar Landing April 1972. Note: This building is on a restriced access campus.
Waymark Code: WM8DHH
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/17/2010
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Charles M Duke, Jr
Admiral Farragut Academy
Class of 1953
Astronaut
Apollo 16 Lunar Landing
April 20-23, 1972
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Charles Duke - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles Moss Duke, Jr. (born October 3, 1935), a retired USAF Brigadier General, was a United States astronaut and engineer for NASA. He is the youngest of only twelve people who have walked on the moon.
Duke married Dorothy Meade Claiborne, and has two sons, Charles III born in 1965 and Thomas born in 1967, and nine grandchildren. He and his wife reside in New Braunfels, Texas.
Education
Charles Moss Duke was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on October 3, 1935. He attended Lancaster High School in Lancaster, South Carolina, and graduated as valedictorian from the Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1953. He is also an Eagle Scout. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Naval Sciences from the United States Naval Academy in 1957 and a Master's degree in Aeronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1964.
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