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Richard Francis "Dick" Gordon Jr. (October 5, 1929 – November 6, 2017) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, and a football executive. He was one of 24 people to have flown to the Moon, as command module pilot of the Apollo 12 mission, which orbited the Moon 45 times. [1]
Sep 28, 2023 · Quick Facts. Gordon served as the command module pilot on Apollo 12, and remained in lunar orbit aboard the command module, Yankee Clipper, taking photographs of possible future Apollo landing sites while his crewmates, Pete Conrad and Al Bean walked on the surface of the Moon.
Richard F. Gordon, Jr., American astronaut who accompanied Charles Conrad on the September 1966 flight of Gemini 11. They docked with an Agena target on the first orbit and were propelled to a record altitude of 850 miles (about 1,370 km).
Richard F. Gordon Jr. News & Articles See All News. Article. 10 Min Read. 55 Years Ago: Gemini XI Achieves One-Orbit Rendezvous, Record Altitude. Article. 9 Min Read.
Richard F. Gordon Jr., a naval aviator who later became one of only 24 astronauts to fly to the moon before trading in his wings entirely to become an executive of the New Orleans Saints franchise and other companies, died Monday, November 6, 2017 in his home in California, according to family and friends. He was 88 years old.
Jun 16, 1999 · Richard F. Gordon, Jr. Interviewed by Catherine Harwood Houston, Texas – 16 June 1999. Harwood: Okay. It’s June 16th, 1999. We’re at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. I’m Catherine Harwood, and we’re interviewing astronaut Dick Gordon.
Mar 7, 2016 · Selected by NASA in October 1963 as one of the third group of astronauts, Richard F. Gordon Jr. served on both Gemini and Apollo Programs. Following his graduation from the University of...
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