Richard F. Gordon, Jr. American astronaut
Richard F. Gordon, Jr. is a 88 years old American astronaut from Seattle, Washington. Richard F. Gordon, Jr. was born on October 05, 1929 (died on November 06, 2017, he was 88 years old) in Seattle, Washington.
About
No, he died on 11/06/2017, 6 years ago. He was 88 years old when he died. He died in San Marcos and buried in Arlington National Cemetery .
Awards (2)
Awarded United States Astronaut Hall of Fame , awarded Distinguished Flying Cross ,
Education
He graduated from University Of Washington, Naval Postgraduate School and United States Naval Test Pilot School
What was Richard's zodiac sign?Richard F. Gordon, Jr. zodiac sign was libra.
Other facts about Richard F. Gordon, Jr.
| Nationality | United States |
|---|---|
| Status | Retired |
| Type | NASA |
| Employer | National Aeronautics And Space Administration , position held: astronaut |
| Astronaut mission | Gemini 11 , series ordinal: 1 |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery , point in time: 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z , coordinate location: Point(-77.072279 38.871408) , burial plot reference: Section 18, grave 30047 |
| Date of death | 2017-11-06T00:00:00Z |
| Given name | Richard |
| Time in space | 18953 |
| Place of death | San Marcos |
| Part of | NASA Astronaut Group 3 |
| US National Archives Identifier | 10567951 |
| Military rank | Captain |
| Family name | Gordon. Show people with the surname Gordon |
| Military branch | United States Navy |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Place of birth | Seattle |
| Name in native language | Richard Francis Gordon Jr. |
| Image of grave | Http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ANCExplorer%20Richard%20F.%20Gordon%20grave.jpg |
