Charles Bassett
NAME: Charles A. Bassett , II (Captain, USAF)
NASA Astronaut (Deceased)
PERSONAL DATA: Born in Dayton, Ohio, on December 30, 1931. Died February 28, 1966, in St. Louis, Missouri, in the crash of a T-38 jet. He is survived by his wife, Jean, and two children.
EDUCATION: He attended Ohio State University from 1950 to 1952, and NASA in October 1963. In addition to participating in the overall astronaut-training program, he had specific responsibilities pertaining to training and simulators. On November 8, 1965, he was selected as pilot of the upcoming Gemini 9 mission. He died on February 28, 1966, in the crash of a T-38 jet.
MARCH 1966
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