Charles A. Bassett II
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Charles A. Bassett II was a NASA astronaut and former U.S. Air Force test pilot selected in the second group of American astronauts who died in a training jet crash before flying in space.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA astronaut
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human ⓘ military officer ⓘ test pilot ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Master’s degree in electrical engineering ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | aircraft crash ⓘ |
| colleague | Elliot M. See Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-12-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1966-02-28 ⓘ |
| deathBeforeSpaceflight | true ⓘ |
| diedTogetherWith | Elliot M. See Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Air Force Institute of Technology
NERFINISHED
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Ohio State University NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas Technological College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | NASA ⓘ |
| era | Space Race NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Bassett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | electrical engineering ⓘ |
| fullName | Charles Arthur Bassett II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasNationality | American ⓘ |
| killedIn | T-38 jet trainer crash ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | aviation accident ⓘ |
| memberOf | NASA Astronaut Group 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Captain ⓘ |
| neverFlewInSpace | true ⓘ |
| notableEvent | fatal training flight to St. Louis for Gemini spacecraft simulator work ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first NASA astronauts to die before flying in space ⓘ |
| notableWork | Gemini 9 mission training NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
aerospace engineer
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astronaut ⓘ test pilot ⓘ |
| placeOfAccident | McDonnell Aircraft plant, St. Louis, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dayton, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | St. Louis, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionOnMission | pilot of Gemini 9 (original assignment) ⓘ |
| program | Gemini program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Houston, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionAsAstronaut | 1963 ⓘ |
| serviceNumberOrID | United States Air Force officer ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| suffix | II ⓘ |
| trainedAt | Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasCrewMemberOf | Gemini 9 (original prime crew) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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