Charles Bassett
Astronaut
1931 – 1966
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Who was Charles Bassett?
Charles Arthur "Charlie" Bassett II was a United States Air Force test pilot. 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.
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- Born
- Dec 30, 1931
Dayton - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Ohio State University
- Texas Tech University
- University of Southern California
- U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School
- Lived in
- Dayton
- Died
- Feb 28, 1966
St. Louis - Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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