Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 24.09.1930 |
| Birthplace: | San Francisco, California |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 17.09.1962 |
| Selection group: | NASA-2 |
| Position: | CDR |
| Status: | Ret. 31.12.2004 |
| Day of death: | 05.01.2018 |
| Place of death: | Houston, Texas |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Gemini 3 | PLT | 23.03.1965 | 4h 52m |
| 2 | Gemini 10 | Command Pilot | 18.07. - 21.07.1966 | 2d 22h 46m |
| 3 | Apollo 10 | CMP | 18.05. - 26.05.1969 | 8d 00h 03m |
| 4 | Apollo 16 | CDR | 16.04. - 27.04.1972 | 11d 01h 51m |
| 5 | STS-1 Columbia | CDR | 12.04. - 14.04.1981 | 2d 06h 20m |
| 6 | STS-9 Columbia | CDR | 28.11. - 08.12.1983 | 10d 07h 47m |
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| Total | 34d 19h 39m | |||
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Gemini 6A | PLT |
| 2 | Apollo 7 | CMP |
| 3 | Apollo 13 | CDR |
| 4 | Apollo 17 | CDR |
Additional information
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Bachelor of science in aeronautical
engineering from GeorgiaTech, 1952; four honorary doctorate degrees; Captain,
USN, Ret.;
test pilot; was assigned for mission
STS-61J
(cancelled); since 1975 Chief of Astronaut Office (until May 1987); from May
1987 - February 1996 he was Assistant to the Director of
NASA Johnson Space Center; hobbies: Windsurfing,
bicycling, reading, gardening; later Associate Director, Technical,
JSC; now
retired. |
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