Season 2 Episode 01
Charlie Duke From Planet Earth: A Conversation with an Apollo Astronaut
On April 16, 1972, three men set off for the moon as part of NASA’s Apollo 16 mission. Charlie Duke was one of those men. As the missions’ Lunar Module Pilot, Charlie played a crucial role in landing safely on the moon.
Stuart Barefoot
Small League Productions
Matt Medeiros
Gravity Forms
On April 16, 1972, three men set off for the moon as part of NASA’s Apollo 16 mission. Charlie Duke was one of those men. As the missions’ Lunar Module Pilot, Charlie played a crucial role in landing safely on the moon. He’s the only remaining member of the mission still alive and he spoke at length with host/producer, Stuart about his time on the moon.
But it was his personal journey when he returned home that seems to the most poignant to Charlie.
Music
Doug’s Space Theme, written and recorded by Doug Hoyer.https://www.doughoyer.com
Doug Hoyer on Bandcamp: https://doughoyer.bandcamp.com
Additional music comes from Blue Dot Sessions and Storyblocks
This episode was produced, researched, written, co-produced and edited by Stuart Barefoot and executive produced by Matt Medeiros, Travis Totz, and Carl Hancock.
Other Links and Resources
https://www.stuartproduces.com
https://rocketgenius.com
Sources:
Duke, C., & Duke, D. (1990). Moonwalker. Thomas Nelson.
Jones, E. M., & Glover, K. (Eds.). (2006, September 14). Descartes surprise. In Apollo 16 lunar surface journal. NASA. https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a16/a16.summary.html
All archived audio is sourced through the public domain or under Fair Use practices
