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Elliot See was an American engineer, naval aviator, and NASA astronaut who died in a jet crash in 1966. He was the prime command pilot for Gemini 9 and flew the latest jet aircraft with GE engines.
Mar 1, 2021 · Elliot See and Charles Bassett were Gemini-IX prime crew members who died in a T-38 plane accident in 1966. Learn about the investigation, the impact on the Gemini missions, and the burial of the astronauts.
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On February 28, 1966, a NASA Northrop T-38 Talon crashed at Lambert Field in St. Louis, Missouri, killing two Project Gemini astronauts, Elliot See and Charles Bassett. The aircraft, piloted by See, crashed into the McDonnell Aircraft building where their Gemini 9 spacecraft was being assembled.
Mar 5, 2012 · Elliot See was one of the four astronauts who died in a T-38 jet accident in 1966, while flying to inspect their Gemini spacecraft in St Louis. The crash almost destroyed the Gemini program and threatened the Moon landing goal, but See's backup Tom Stafford survived and flew Gemini IX instead.
Feb 28, 2016 · On 28 February 1966, Elliot See and Charlie Bassett died in a T-38 jet crash near St. Louis, Missouri, while training for the Gemini IX mission. Read the details of the tragedy, the investigation and the impact on the Gemini program.
Elliot See was one of the nine pilot astronauts selected by NASA in 1962. He died in a T-38 crash in 1966 while training for the Gemini 9 mission. Learn more about his life, education, experience, and missions.
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Dec 8, 2020 · The web page does not contain any information related to elliot see. It is about the first rendezvous in space by Gemini VI and VII in 1965.