Of course, mankind would not have landed on the Moon in 1969, were it not for two things: conquered Nazi rocket technology and post-war anti- Communist paranoia in the United States.

Charles Duke
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  1. Two months after I got out of test pilot school, I saw an advert that said NASA was recruiting more astronauts. The best job you could have as a test pilot was being an astronaut, so I volunteered.

  2. My walk on the moon lasted three days. My walk with God will last forever.

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