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Richard F. Gordon Jr.

Richard F. Gordon Jr.

Richard F. Gordon Jr. is an astronaut from United States of America affiliated with the government agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration, embarked on 2 space flights and engaging in 2 spacewalk(s) during his/her career as an astronaut.

Richard Francis Gordon Jr. was an American naval officer and aviator, chemist, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. He was one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon, as the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 12 mission. He also flew in space in 1966 as the Pilot of the Gemini 11 mission.

  • Date of Birth: 10/05/1929
  • Date of Death: 11/06/2017
  • Status: Deceased
  • First Flight: 09/12/1966
  • Last Flight: 11/14/1969
  • In Space: No

Launches

Spacewalks

Gemini 11 EVA 1

The spacewalk began at 09/13/1966 14:44 UTC and ended at 09/13/1966 15:17 UTC on the Low Earth Orbit for a total of 33 minutes.

Gemini 11 EVA 2

The spacewalk began at 09/14/1966 12:49 UTC and ended at 09/14/1966 14:57 UTC on the Low Earth Orbit for a total of 2 hours and 8 minutes.

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