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Charles Arthur "Charlie" Bassett II (December 30, 1931 – February 28, 1966), (Major, USAF), 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 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering .
On February 28, 1966, a NASA Northrop T-38 Talon crashed at Lambert Field in St. Louis, Missouri, killing two Project Gemini astronauts, Elliot See and Charles Bassett. The aircraft, piloted by See, crashed into the McDonnell Aircraft building where their Gemini 9 spacecraft was being assembled.
1 de mar. de 2021 · Charles Bassett and Elliot See were Gemini-IX prime crew members who died in a T-38 plane crash in 1966. Learn about the investigation, the impact on the Gemini missions, and the burial of the astronauts.
Charles Arthur "Charlie" Bassett II (December 30, 1931 – February 28, 1966), (Capt, USAF), was an American electrical engineer and 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.
18 de abr. de 2018 · Charles Bassett was a US Air Force captain and a test pilot who was selected for the Gemini 9 mission in 1963. He died in a plane crash in 1966 along with his command pilot Elliott See Jr.
He was killed along with Charles Bassett, his Gemini 9 crewmate, in a NASA jet crash at the St. Louis McDonnell Aircraft plant, where they were to undergo two weeks of space rendezvous simulator training. Early life and education.
Learn about the life and career of Charles Bassett, II, a US astronaut who died in a plane crash before his Gemini 9 mission in 1966. Find out his selection, training, and flight simulation work at NASA.
