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apollo 16 day before launch

Apollo 16 — Before Launch: A Personal Memory

April 1972. The time had finally come to travel to Cape Kennedy – Cape Canaveral  for the launch of Apollo 16 and then, the Moon landing We arrived a few days before the launch, and thanks to Charlie Duke, we were hosted by the Moore family, who lived in Cocoa Beach. Mr. Moore was a […]

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Malu Couttolenc NG Magazines 1972

Charlie Duke: Voice of the Moon, Hero Next Door

NG Magazines April & May 1972. Collection Malu Couttolenc CAPCOM for the Apollo 11 Moonlanding https://youtu.be/s3sL52mOOVQ?si=CkVEh_BwMBMQ_cmG Charles Duke was the CAPCOM during the Apollo 11 MIssion. His voice can be heard all throughout the video.   Listen at min 14:47. This is the moment the world held its breath, and Charlie Duke was the one

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