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50 years on, Apollo 16 moonwalker still ‘excited’ by space

Retired NASA astronaut Charlie Duke arrives at the South Carolina State Museum before speaking to a group of middle school students on Friday, April 29, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. Duke, 86, is one of four U.S. astronauts still living who walked on the moon during the Apollo program. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Retired NASA astronaut Charlie Duke reclines as he narrates a video of his trip to the moon for a group of middle school students at the South Carolina State Museum on Friday, April 29, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. Duke, 86, is one of four U.S. astronauts still living who walked on the moon during the Apollo program. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Retired NASA astronaut Charlie Duke speaks to a group of middle school students at the South Carolina State Museum on Friday, April 29, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. Duke, 86, is one of four U.S. astronauts still living who walked on the moon during the Apollo program. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
50 years on, Apollo 16 moonwalker still ‘excited’ by space