Charles Duke, John Young, Edgar Mitchell, and Pete Conrad have this historic achievement in common.
- Each competed in the Olympics
- Each served as U.S. Secretary of the Defense
- Each walked on the moon
- Each won a Nobel Prize
Charles Duke, John Young, Edgar Mitchell, and Pete Conrad have this historic achievement in common.
Each walked on the moon. Twelve people have walked on the moon-all men. The other eight are the first-Neil Armstrong in 1969, the last-Eugene Cernan in 1972, Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, James Irwin, Harrison Schmitt, David Scott, and Alan Shepard.
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