Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
FullertonCharles GordonUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 11.10.1936 |
| Birthplace: | Rochester, New York |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 30.06.1966 |
| Selection group: | MOL-2 / NASA-7 |
| Position: | CDR |
| Status: | Ret. ??.10.1986 |
| Day of death: | 21.08.2013 |
| Place of death: | Lancaster, California |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-3 Columbia | PLT | 22.03. - 30.03.1982 | 8d 00h 04m |
| 2 | STS-51F Challenger | CDR | 29.07. - 06.08.1985 | 7d 22h 46m |
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| Total | 15d 22h 50m | |||
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science and master of science in
mechanical engineering from CalTech, 1957 and 1958 respectively; Colonel,
USAF,
Ret.; selected in 1966 for
MOL-2 ; in 1977 he was pilot of the
first,
third and
fifth test
flight with the Space Shuttle Enterprise (ALT); hobbies: Woodworking,
photography, tennis, racquetball; later he was research pilot at
NASA Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards
AFB; until
December 31, 2007 he was project pilot for Propulsion Controlled Aircraft
Program; later he was retired. |
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