C. Gordon Fullerton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

C. Gordon Fullerton

American astronaut and test pilot

Date of Birth: 11-Oct-1936

Place of Birth: Rochester, New York, United States

Date of Death: 21-Aug-2013

Profession: astronaut, engineer, military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Charles Gordon Fullerton (October 11, 1936 – August 21, 2013) was a United States Air Force colonel, a USAF and NASA astronaut, and a research pilot at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards, California.
His assignments included a variety of flight research and support activities piloting NASA's B-52 launch aircraft, the Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), and other multi-engine and high performance aircraft.
Fullerton, who logged more than 380 hours in space flight, was a NASA astronaut from September 1969 until November 1986 when he joined the research pilot office at Dryden.
In July 1988, he completed a 30-year career with the U.S.
Air Force and retired as a colonel.
He continued in his position of NASA research pilot as a civilian.
Fullerton and his wife and their two children lived in Lancaster, California.