Charles Bassett

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Charles Bassett was an American Air Force test pilot and NASA astronaut selected in the mid-1960s who tragically died in a training jet crash before flying in space.

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Charles Bassett canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA astronaut ⓘ
human ⓘ
test pilot ⓘ
activeIn 1960s ⓘ
aircraftFlown Northrop T-38 Talon ⓘ
linked to: T-38 Talon
assignedRole pilot of Gemini 9 ⓘ
awardReceived Air Medal ⓘ
Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
burialPlace Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ
causeOfDeath aircraft crash ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
crewMate Elliot See ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1931-12-30 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1966-02-28 ⓘ
deathManner accidental death ⓘ
diedTogetherWith Elliot See ⓘ
educatedAt Air Force Institute of Technology ⓘ
Ohio State University ⓘ
Texas Tech University ⓘ
education bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering ⓘ
employer NASA ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
era Space Race ⓘ
familyName Bassett ⓘ
fieldOfStudy electrical engineering ⓘ
givenName Charles ⓘ
hasNotCompleted any spaceflight ⓘ
memberOf NASA Astronaut Group 3 ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Air Force ⓘ
militaryRank captain ⓘ
missionAssignment Gemini 9 prime crew ⓘ
linked to: Gemini 9A
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableEvent fatal crash into McDonnell Aircraft Building 101 in St. Louis ⓘ
notableFor being selected as a NASA astronaut in the mid-1960s ⓘ
dying in a T-38 training jet crash before flying in space ⓘ
occupation astronaut ⓘ
test pilot ⓘ
partOf Gemini program ⓘ
early NASA astronaut corps ⓘ
placeOfBirth Dayton, Ohio, United States of America ⓘ
linked to: Dayton, Ohio
placeOfDeath St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America ⓘ
residence Houston, Texas, United States of America ⓘ
serviceNumber United States Air Force officer ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
wasOnBoard NASA T-38 training flight to St. Louis on 1966-02-28 ⓘ
workLocation Edwards Air Force Base ⓘ
Houston, Texas, United States of America ⓘ

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NASA Astronaut Group 3 → notableMember → Charles Bassett ⓘ