Announcing the winner of the Museum’s 2027 Michael Collins Trophy for Lifetime Achievement: Apollo astronaut Charlie Duke!
Gen. Charles M. “Charlie” Duke is one of the most accomplished astronauts of the Apollo era and continues to be a powerful advocate for human space exploration and scientific discovery. Duke served as a fighter pilot and aerospace engineer before walking on the Moon during Apollo 16.
ALT An astronaut in a white space suit stands in front of an American flag and a neutral background, smiling while resting hands on a moon globe. The suit displays a NASA logo.
ALT An astronaut stands on the lunar surface during an Apollo mission to the Moon. He is standing near a lunar module and an American flag, with the barren, cratered landscape of the Moon visible.
