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01Undated

Two months after I got out of test pilot school, I saw an advert that said NASA was recruiting more astronauts. The best job you could have as a test pilot was being an astronaut, so I volunteered.

Charles Duke / quote

02Undated

My walk on the moon lasted three days. My walk with God will last forever.

Charles Duke / quote

03Undated

Of course, mankind would not have landed on the Moon in 1969, were it not for two things: conquered Nazi rocket technology and post-war anti-Communist paranoia in the United States.

Charles Duke / quote