Biographies of U.S. Astronauts

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Donn Fulton

USA

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Personal data

Birthdate:  23.06.1930
Birthplace:  Columbus, Ohio
Marital status:  married
Children:  six
Selection date:  17.10.1963
Selection group:  NASA-3
Position:  CMP
Status:  Ret. 01.06.1972
Date of death:  02.12.1987
Place of death:  Tokyo / Japan

Spaceflights

No. Mission Position Time Duration
1  Apollo 7  CMP  11.10. - 22.10.1968 10d 20h 09m 
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Total  10d 20h 09m 
           

Backup assignments

No. Mission Position
1  Apollo 10  CMP

Additional information

Bachelor of science in aeronautics from the U.S. Naval Academy, 1952; master of science in aeronautics from USAF Institute of Technology, 1960; Colonel, USAF, Ret.; resigned from NASA on 01.06.1972; Chief of Space Age America; he died of a heart attack.
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