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


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About Charles Bassett

  • 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.

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