{"id":52825,"date":"2025-02-25T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=52825"},"modified":"2025-04-21T14:46:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T19:46:34","slug":"former-astronaut-to-share-space-stories-at-tarleton-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/former-astronaut-to-share-space-stories-at-tarleton-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Astronaut To Share Space Stories at Tarleton State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Former U.S. astronaut Charlie Duke will share stories of his experiences in space from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, March 3, in the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center. The talk, hosted by Tarleton State\u2019s Mayfield College of Engineering and its American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics student chapter, will be followed by a question-and-answer session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Astronaut
Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke, the 10th person and the youngest person to walk on the moon, spent 71 hours on the lunar surface. Image credit: NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Duke, the 10th and the youngest person to walk on the moon, was 36 when he stepped onto the moon\u2019s surface in 1972 as part of the Apollo 16 crew. He piloted the lunar module, the smaller spacecraft that was flown between lunar orbit and the moon\u2019s surface. Duke is one of four surviving moon walkers, alongside David Scott, Buzz Aldrin and Jack Schmitt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is an extraordinary honor to welcome one of the few humans to have ever walked on the moon to our university and community,\u201d said Dr. Rafael Landaeta, Dean of the Mayfield College of Engineering. \u201cThis is a rare opportunity to hear firsthand about the challenges and triumphs of space exploration from someone who has lived it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe invite students, faculty, and residents from across the region to join us for this inspiring event \u2014 one that promises to ignite curiosity, fuel ambition, and remind us all that the sky is not the limit, but just the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, visit www.tarleton.edu\/engineering<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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