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Charlie Duke Traditional Cache

Hidden : 8/2/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is a cache by Team NASA. It is part of the Apollo Series which is made up of 12 caches along the Haslingdon Grane Rd plus a bonus.


The caches are mixed. Half are drive by park and grab and half will require more planning. Containers range from very small to very large and there are a broad range of difficulty and terrain levels to tackle. You attempt this series at your own risk, if in doubt - don't do it.

Please replace the cache as found, bring your own pen and have fun!

Charles Moss Duke, Jr. (born October 3, 1935) is a retired US Air Force brigadier general, and a former United States astronaut for NASA. As lunar module pilot for Apollo 16 in 1972, he became the tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon.

In 1969, Duke 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 famous first words to the Apollo 11 crew on the surface of the Moon were flustered, "Roger, 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.

Duke served as Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 16 in 1972 where he and John W. 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.

"I was lucky enough to meet with Charlie at Kennedy Space Center in 2013.  We spent a few hours touring the facility one on one with him and got to really understand what it was like to go to the moon.  He talked passionately about his missions and he could recall details and stories like is was only yesterday.  It was a humbling experience and one I will treasure for a lifetime."

Captain Calico Jack (Team NASA member)

 

 

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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(letter above equals below, and vice versa)