By Jessica Camille Aguirre
Charlie Duke arrived on the Moon, in 1972, after what felt like an eternity. First, the launch from Earth had been delayed by a month because of last-minute technical problems. Then, four days into the voyage, he had clambered into the lunar landing module with his fellow astronaut, John Young, only for mission control to tell them to stand by – the spacecraft that was to stay in orbit as they went down to the Moon had a problem with its engine. Six hours passed before they were given the green light.
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