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World Service,04 Sep 1998,28 mins

Astronaut special

Discovery

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In a Discovery special, an interview with Charlie Duke. It's been over a quarter of a century since man stepped foot on the moon, the programme speaks to astronaut Charlie Duke who flew on Apollo 16. He explains how he became a fighter pilot and how he eventually ended up being one of the first men to go to the moon.

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