National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Charles Bassett

United States of America

Charles Bassett
Lost In Training

Biography

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Charles Arthur "Charlie" Bassett II, Major, USAF was an American electrical engineer and United States Air Force test pilot. He was selected as a NASA astronaut in 1963 and assigned to Gemini 9, but died in an airplane crash during training for his first spaceflight.

Type

Government

Age

34

Date of Birth

December 30, 1931

First Flight

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Last Flight

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Career Stats

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Flights

0

Landings

0

Spacewalks

P0D

Time in Space

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