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Lot #520
Charlie Duke

“On the moon I only weighed 60 pounds and I could jump like a kangaroo!”

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“On the moon I only weighed 60 pounds and I could jump like a kangaroo!”

Signed form letter, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to an admirer. In part: “My trip to the moon was an exciting time from lift-off to splashdown. It was one exciting adventure after another. The lift-off itself was very, very shaky atop the huge Saturn V rocket for about the first three minutes…We landed on the moon four days after lift-off. John Young and I were very excited!…Everywhere we walked, we left a set of footprints. When I had been back on Earth in my spacesuit and life support equipment I weighed 362 pounds. But on the moon I only weighed 60 pounds and I could jump like a kangaroo! I was excited, fascinated and I was enjoying myself very much. I felt right at home. My walk on the moon was eight years ago and is still a fond memory for me.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a philatelic souvenir from Interpex ’74, 8 x 6, signed in black ink by Duke. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Rare Manuscript, Document & Autograph
  • Dates: #423 - Ended February 12, 2014





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