1931 - 1966
Charles Bassett American Astronaut
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| First Name |
Charles
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| Last Name |
Bassett
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| Birthday |
30th December, 1931
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| Birthplace |
Dayton, Ohio
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| Died |
28th February, 1966
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| Place of Death |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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| Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
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| Build |
Athletic
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Black
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| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Test pilot
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| Occupation |
Astronaut
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Charles Arthur Bassett II, Major, USAF, (December 30, 1931 – February 28, 1966) was an American electrical engineer and United States Air Force test pilot. He went to Ohio State University for two years and later graduated from Texas Tech University. He joined the Air Force as a pilot and graduated from both the Aerospace Research Pilot School and the Air Force's Experimental Test Pilot School. Bassett was married and had two children. He was selected as a NASA astronaut in 1963 and was assigned to Gemini 9. He died in an airplane crash during training for his first spaceflight. He is memorialized on the Space Mirror Memorial; The Astronaut Monument; and the Fallen Astronaut memorial plaque, which was placed on the Moon during the Apollo 15 mission.
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