The Youngest Person to Walk on the Moon with Charlie Duke
Tue Feb 03 2026
Twelve people in history have ever walked on the moon. Today on the Servant Leadership Podcast, we’re joined by one of them. Charlie Duke served as the Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 16 and became the tenth person to walk on the moon. In this episode, Charlie shares what it was like to be part of one of the most extraordinary missions in human history, but explains that his life was changed far more by what happened after he returned to Earth.
Timestamps:
00:00 Opening
00:17 Charlie Duke Intro
01:10 Welcome Charlie Duke
01:27 Charlie’s Journey - The Road To Becoming An Astronaut
02:42 CapCom For The First Moon Landing
04:00 Watching The First Steps On The Moon
05:27 Servant Leadership - Doing Things To The Best Of Your Ability
07:26 Highly Accurate Simulations
08:56 The Drive To Study The Moon After Apollo 11
10:24 The Apollo 13 Crisis
12:48 Accuracy Of The Apollo 13 Movie
13:41 Complications Landing For Apollo 16
16:15 “Being Home Again” On The Moon
17:19 Rover Revolutionizes Lunar Study
19:00 Big Muley - The Largest Rock Sample
21:08 Responding To Moon Landing Deniers
23:00 Remote Control Video From Earth
24:33 “Why Risk A Life For A Mars Trip?”
26:13 Excitement For Artemis 2
27:00 Life After NASA
28:41 The Dukes Meet Jesus
30:46 Called Out By The Bible
33:39 God Calls Us To Be Servant Leaders
34:27 Seeing God’s Hand In It All
36:49 Apollo 17 - Hopes To Go Back
37:33 Ten Rapid-Fire Questions
38:26 Eating Astronaut Food
42:50 Importance Of A Servant Leadership Podcast
44:19 Closing
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Twelve people in history have ever walked on the moon. Today on the Servant Leadership Podcast, we’re joined by one of them. Charlie Duke served as the Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 16 and became the tenth person to walk on the moon. In this episode, Charlie shares what it was like to be part of one of the most extraordinary missions in human history, but explains that his life was changed far more by what happened after he returned to Earth. Timestamps: 00:00 Opening 00:17 Charlie Duke Intro 01:10 Welcome Charlie Duke 01:27 Charlie’s Journey - The Road To Becoming An Astronaut 02:42 CapCom For The First Moon Landing 04:00 Watching The First Steps On The Moon 05:27 Servant Leadership - Doing Things To The Best Of Your Ability 07:26 Highly Accurate Simulations 08:56 The Drive To Study The Moon After Apollo 11 10:24 The Apollo 13 Crisis 12:48 Accuracy Of The Apollo 13 Movie 13:41 Complications Landing For Apollo 16 16:15 “Being Home Again” On The Moon 17:19 Rover Revolutionizes Lunar Study 19:00 Big Muley - The Largest Rock Sample 21:08 Responding To Moon Landing Deniers 23:00 Remote Control Video From Earth 24:33 “Why Risk A Life For A Mars Trip?” 26:13 Excitement For Artemis 2 27:00 Life After NASA 28:41 The Dukes Meet Jesus 30:46 Called Out By The Bible 33:39 God Calls Us To Be Servant Leaders 34:27 Seeing God’s Hand In It All 36:49 Apollo 17 - Hopes To Go Back 37:33 Ten Rapid-Fire Questions 38:26 Eating Astronaut Food 42:50 Importance Of A Servant Leadership Podcast 44:19 Closing Learn more about Charlie here: https://charlieduke.com/ Servant Leadership: URL: https://servantleadershippodcast.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ServantLeadershipPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servantleadershippodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/servant-leadership-podcast/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/servant_podcast