Richard Francis " Dick " Gordon Jr. (October 5, 1929 – November 6, 2017) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, and a football executive. He was one of 24 people to have flown to the Moon, as command module pilot of the Apollo 12 mission, which orbited the Moon 45 times. [1] .

Richard F. Gordon, Jr., was an American astronaut who accompanied Charles Conrad on the September 1966 flight of Gemini 11. They docked with an Agena target on the first orbit and were propelled to a record altitude of 850 miles (about 1,370 km).

Nov 4, 2024 · Richard F. Gordon, Jr. climbing into a training simulator at the Langley Research Center in Virginia. Gordon orbited the Moon in the Apollo 12 Command Module in 1969 while his crewmates, Al Bean and Pete Conrad walked on lunar surface.

RICHARD F. GORDON, JR. (CAPTAIN, USN, RET.) NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED) PERSONAL DATA: Born October 5, 1929, in Seattle, Washington. Died on November 6, 2017. He is survived by his wife, five children and two stepchildren. EDUCATION: Graduated from North Kitsap High School, Poulsbo, Washington;

Nov 7, 2017 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Apollo 12 astronaut Richard "Dick" F. Gordon Jr., one of a dozen men who flew around the moon but didn't land there, has died, NASA said. He was 88. Gordon grew up in...

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Mar 7, 2016 · Selected by NASA in October 1963 as one of the third group of astronauts, Richard F. Gordon Jr. served on both Gemini and Apollo Programs. Following his graduation from the University of...

Richard Francis " Dick " Gordon, Jr. (October 5, 1929 – November 6, 2017), (Capt, USN, Ret.), was an American former naval officer and aviator, chemist, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. He was one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon, as the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 12 mission. [1] . He was born in Seattle, Washington.

Nov 7, 2017 · Astronaut Richard F. Gordon Jr., Apollo 12 command module pilot, participates in simulation training at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Apollo 12 was the NASA's second lunar landing mission. The other two crew members were Charles Conrad Jr., commander; and Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot.

Mar 4, 2016 · Richard Francis Gordon, Jr., was born in Seattle, Washington, on October 5, 1929, son of Richard F. and Angela Frances (Sullivan) Gordon. He attended North Kitsap High School, Poulsbo,...