Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
AndersWilliam Alison "Bill"USA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 17.10.1933 |
| Birthplace: | Hongkong |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | six |
| Selection date: | 17.10.1963 |
| Selection group: | NASA-3 |
| Position: | LMP |
| Status: | Ret. 01.09.1969 |
| Day of death: | 07.06.2024 |
| Place of death: | off Jones Island, Washington |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Apollo 8 | LMP | 21.12. - 27.12.1968 | 6d 03h 00m |
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| Total | 6d 03h 00m | |||
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Gemini 11 | PLT |
| 2 | Apollo 11 | CMP |
Additional information
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Major General,
USAF
Reserve, Ret.; Bachelor of science from U.S. Naval Academy, 1955 and master of
science in Nuclear Engineering from Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright
Patterson, AFB,
Ohio, 1962; completed Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program,
1979; resigned from
NASA on 01.09.1969; 1976 - 1977 US ambassador in
Norway; then Senior Executive Vice President of Operations, Textron Inc.; 1989
Chairman and CEO designate of the General Dynamics Corporation; in 1994 he left
General Dynamics; hobbies: fishing, flying, camping, skiing. |
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