Panini American Heroes & Legions Charlie Duke Autograph Signed Apollo NASA

Description: 41/89 Panini American Heroes & Legions Charlie Duke Autograph Signed w/ COA NASA Apollo Autographed Signed with Panini Guarantee Subject: Apollo Program Year: 2012 Manufacturer: Panini Set: Heroes & Legions Card #: 73 only 89 signed worldwide Contains Authentic Charlie Duke Autographed Card Guarantee On Back Of Card Condition: Please see the actual card in the pictures. Taken right out of the package and placed in a rigid card holder. Great Centering - Very Clean Edges and Corners!!! Shipping & Handling Notes: Cards Will Be Shipped In Rigid Card Holder To Insure No Scratches Are Produced During ShippingCharles Moss "Charlie" Duke Jr. (born October 3, 1935) is an American former astronaut, retired U.S. Air Force officer and test pilot. As Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 16 in 1972, he became the tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon. Duke has logged 4,147 hours flying time, which includes 3,632 hours in jet aircraft; and 265 hours in space, plus 20 hours and 15 minutes of extravehicular activity. A resident of New Braunfels, Texas, he is currently chairman of the board of directors of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. In April 1966, Duke was one of 19 men selected for NASA's fifth group of astronauts.[2] In 1969, he was a member of the astronaut support crew for Apollo 10. He then served as CAPCOM for Apollo 11, the first landing on the Moon, where his distinctive Southern drawl became familiar to audiences around the world. As CAPCOM, he became the voice of a Mission Control nervous by a long landing that almost expended all of the Lunar Module Eagle's fuel. Duke's first words to the Apollo 11 crew on the surface of the Moon were flustered, "Roger, Twank...Tranquility, we copy you on the ground. You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue. We're breathing again. Thanks a lot!" Duke was backup Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 13; however, shortly before the mission, he caught German measles from a friend's child and inadvertently exposed the prime crew to the disease. As Ken Mattingly had no natural immunity to the disease, Mattingly was then replaced as Command Module Pilot by Jack Swigert. Mattingly would be reassigned as Command Module Pilot of Duke's flight, Apollo 16. Duke served as Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 16 in 1972 where he and John Young landed at the Descartes Highlands and conducted three EVAs, making Duke the tenth person to walk upon the surface of the Moon. He also served as backup Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 17. Duke retired from NASA in December 1975.Please click here to: Visit our EBay Store, with many nice items just for you! Clik to Add to My Favorite Stores | Sign up for our Store newsletter Discounts sent out monthly to subscribers Please visit our eBay Store: http://stores.ebay.com/toylandbay

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