United States Air Force test pilot and astronaut (1931–1966)
This article is about the American astronaut. For other people named Charles Bassett, see Charles Bassett (disambiguation).
Charlie Bassett
Bassett in 1964
Born
Charles Arthur Bassett II
(1931-12-30)December 30, 1931
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Died
February 28, 1966(1966-02-28) (aged 34)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery
Education
Ohio State University Texas Tech University (BS) University of Southern California
Space career
NASA astronaut
Rank
Major, USAF
Selection
NASA Group 3 (1963)
Signature
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. He joined the Air Force as a pilot and graduated from both the Air Force's Experimental Test Pilot School and the Aerospace Research Pilot School. Bassett was married and had two children.
He was selected as a NASA astronaut in 1963 and was assigned to Gemini 9. He died in an airplane crash during training for his first spaceflight. He is memorialized on the Space Mirror Memorial; The Astronaut Monument; and the Fallen Astronaut memorial plaque, which was placed on the Moon during the Apollo 15 mission.
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