xmlns:xsl='http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform'">, Image above: NASA astronaut Richard Gordon. As a boy he ran errands for the owner of a local shop and cleaned the floor. The Rolling Stones' first album of new music in 18-years 'will . Joe Engle was Commander of two Shuttle missions. This 11"x14" image of the Apollo 12 crew is mounted on a 16" x 20" mat. Separately and decades later, another movie titled Apollo 18 blended fact with conspiracy theory in portraying a fictional mission. "We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of . Lightning struck Apollo 12s Saturn 5 booster two times less than a minute after liftoff as the rocket climbed through thick clouds, disrupting the command modules guidance, navigation and electrical systems. Richard Gordon, the American astronaut, who has died aged 88, piloted the command module of Apollo 12, the second manned lunar mission, and was one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon. View larger image, Image above: NASA astronaut Vance Brand. Top Rated Plus. Richard Gordon undertaking a space walk during the Gemini 11 mission, attaching a tether from the Gemini capsule to the Agena vehicle at around 160 nautical miles above Earth, 1966. The fatal fire of Apollo 1, which killed three astronauts during a routine pad test, was a shock to the agency and the astronauts, Gordon added. Apollo 18 in fiction and fact - NBC News He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. During this tour of duty, he did flight test work on the F-8U Crusader, F-11F Tiger, North American FJ Fury, and A-4D Skyhawk, and was the first project test pilot for the F4H-1 Phantom II. Click or tap to view photos with captions. Space is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. He recalled the experience in a 1997 interview with NASAs Oral History Project at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Back in the womb, you know," Gordon later quipped. Richard Francis Gordon Jr. was born on Oct. 5, 1929, in Seattle, the eldest of five children of Richard Sr., a machinist, and his wife, Angela, an elementary school teacher. Apollo 18-20: Lunar Module Names - collectSPACE: Messages
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