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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]
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- January 1, 1972
Mar 8, 2024 · 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).
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Sep 28, 2023 · Richard F. Gordon, Jr. was a Navy test pilot and flight instructor who flew on the Gemini XI and Apollo 12 missions. He performed two EVAs on the Moon and took photos of possible future landing sites. He also orbited the Moon in the Apollo 12 Command Module and served as the command module pilot on the second manned lunar landing.
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 Francis "Dick" Gordon Jr. 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.
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Sep 26, 2023 · Richard F. Gordon Jr. climbing into training simulator. Astronaut Richard (Dick) Gordon, died in November 2017, at his home in...
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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