Richard Gordon was an American NASA astronaut and United States Navy officer who flew on Gemini 11 in 1966, performing two spacewalks, and later served as command module pilot on Apollo 12 in 1969, remaining in lunar orbit while crewmates Pete Conrad and Alan Bean walked on the Moon. Gordon had been slated for a later Apollo lunar landing mission that was ultimately cancelled amid post-Apollo 13 budget cuts, so Apollo 12 remained his only trip to the Moons vicinity.
Facts
Dating
Selection Year Classification
Astronaut Role Connections
Associated With
Richard Gordon was a NASA astronaut who flew Gemini 11 and Apollo 12.
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Wikipedia: Richard F. Gordon Jr.Wikipedia: Richard F. Gordon Jr., lead section
Missions Crewed
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Operated By
Source Wikipedia: Richard F. Gordon Jr.
In the Other Atlases
Nationality
Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.
Source Wikidata: Richard Gordon
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Richard F. Gordon Jr.
- Infobox, selection
Article text: role pilot
as command module pilot of the Apollo 12 mission
Operated By: NASA, Lead paragraph, operated-by
Richard Francis Gordon Jr. (October 5, 1929, November 6, 2017) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, and a football executive.
- Associated With: NASA, Wikipedia: Richard F. Gordon Jr., lead section
In Group: Apollo and Skylab Astronauts, Lead sentence
He was one of 24 Apollo astronauts to reach the Moon, as command module pilot of the Apollo 12 mission, which orbited the Moon 45 times.
View the Source2. Wikidata: Richard Gordon
Wikidata Q502963, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationMissions Crewed: Apollo 12, Apollo 12Quote, Missions Crewed: Apollo 12, Apollo 12
Members: Charles Conrad Jr., Richard F. Gordon Jr., Alan L. Bean
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.