Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
McDivittJames AltonUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 10.06.1929 |
| Birthplace: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | six |
| Selection date: | 17.09.1962 |
| Selection group: | NASA-2 |
| Position: | CDR |
| Status: | Ret. 01.09.1972 |
| Day of death: | 13.10.2022 |
| Place of death: | Tucson, Arizona |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Gemini 4 | Command Pilot | 03.06. - 07.06.1965 | 4d 01h 56m |
| 2 | Apollo 9 | CDR | 03.03. - 13.03.1969 | 10d 01h 00m |
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| Total | 14d 02h 56m | |||
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science in aeronautical
engineering from the University of Michigan, 1959; four honorary doctorates;
Brigadier General,
USAF,
Ret.; 145 combat missions during the Korean War; test pilot; selected in 1961
as Military Astronaut - Class 1; hobbies: Hunting, golf, swimming, tennis,
racquetball; retired from
NASA to serve for Pullman Inc.; later he was Senior
Vice President, Rockwell International; since April 1995 was is a
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