A podcaster based in has interviewed a man who walked on the moon.
Louis Skupien, a filmmaker and host of the TALK4 Podcast, spoke with Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke, who became the 10th and youngest at the time person to walk on the lunar surface during the 1972 mission.
Mr Duke also served as CAPCOM during the Apollo 11 moon landing, guiding Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin during their historic first steps.
Mr Skupien said: "Charlie essentially walked me through the whole story of how it happened – from his early days flying fighter jets, through test pilot school, joining NASA and eventually landing on the moon during Apollo 16 in 1972.
"He talked about driving the lunar rover across the surface, collecting moon rocks and what it felt like looking back and seeing Earth suspended in the blackness of space."
Mr Duke shared details of the tense moments when Apollo 16 nearly did not land due to an engine issue in lunar orbit, and the team waited for mission control’s decision before finally receiving the go-ahead to descend, with the full episode available at open.spotify.com/episode/1qUPPXCbh4SO07agWU6DXV?si=5aa1dd2392374759.
The astronaut also addressed conspiracy theories about the moon landings, stating that the evidence remains "overwhelming and still visible today from lunar orbit."
Mr Skupien said: "For me personally, it was one of those moments where you almost have to remind yourself mid-conversation that you’re speaking to someone who has quite literally stood on another world.
"It’s another example of the kind of conversations the podcast has been able to reach – bringing stories from people at the centre of world history back into a small studio here in Somerset."
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