Charles Bassett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Bassett

United States Air Force test pilot and astronaut

Date of Birth: 30-Dec-1931

Place of Birth: Dayton, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 28-Feb-1966

Profession: astronaut, engineer, military officer, test pilot

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Charles Arthur "Charlie" Bassett II, Major, USAF (December 30, 1931 – February 28, 1966) was an American electrical engineer and United States Air Force test pilot.
He went to Ohio State University for two years and later graduated from Texas Tech University.
He joined the air force as a pilot and graduated from both the Aerospace Research Pilot School and the Air Force's Experimental Test Pilot School.
Bassett was married and had two children.
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.
He is memorialized on the Space Mirror Memorial, The Astronaut Monument, and the Fallen Astronaut memorial plaque, placed on the Moon during the Apollo 15 mission.