Gender | Male |
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Weekday | Saturday |
Date | Oct. 5, 1929 |
Time | 12:45 p.m. |
Daylight Saving | No |
City | Seattle, Washington, United States |
Geo-location | 47ºN36'22.36", |
Timezone | America/Los_Angeles |
City | Seattle, Washington, United States |
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Timezone | America/Los_Angeles |
Time (America/Los_Angeles) | Oct. 05, 1929, 12:45:00 PM |
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Time (UTC) | Oct. 05, 1929, 08:45:00 PM |
Time (LMT) | Oct. 05, 1929, 12:35:40 PM |
Time (Julian) | 2425890.36458333 |
LMT Correction | -8.1556 Hrs |
Ayanmsha | True Chitra - 22º51'20.11" |
American astronaut who made two flights in space as an astronaut, logging 244 hours in space. He was the pilot of Gemini II with Charles Conrad on 12 September 1966. The following day, they moved out into space on a long tether. Gordon was command module pilot, on 14 November 1969, of Apollo 12. Conrad and Alan Bean were also members of the Apollo 12 crew. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1951 and got his wings in 1953. Gordon established speed records as a Navy pilot. He was selected to be an astronaut with the third group on 18 October 1963. Gordon married and had six children. He retired from the Navy at the rank of Captain on 6 December 1971. After retiring from the military, he took a position as Executive Vice-President of the New Orleans Saints football team. He died in San Marcos, California on 6 November 2017, aged 88. Link to Wikipedia biography
S.No. | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
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1 |
Gain Social Status |
Jan. 1, 1953 |
Work : Gain social status 1953 (Earned wings) |
2 |
New Job |
Oct. 18, 1963 |
Work : New Job 18 October 1963 (Selected to be an Astronaut) . |
3 |
Great Achievement |
Sept. 12, 1966 |
Work : Great Achievement 12 September 1966 (Pilot of Gemini II) . |
4 |
Great Achievement |
Nov. 14, 1969 |
Work : Great Achievement 14 November 1969 (Command module pilot for Apollo 12) . |
5 |
Retired |
Dec. 1, 1971 |
Work : Retired 6 December 1971 (Retired from the Navy) . |
6 |
Prize |
March 19, 1993 |
Work : Prize 19 March 1993 (Astronaut Hall of Fame) . |
S.No. | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
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1 |
Unspecified |
Nov. 1, 2017 |
Death, Cause unspecified 6 November 2017 (Age 88) . |
Joined Organization
Jan. 1, 1951
Social : Joined group 1951 (U.S. Navy)