| Elliot McKay See, Jr. | |
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Died during training |
| Born | July 23, 1927 Dallas, Texas |
| Died | February 28, 1966 (age 38) St. Louis, Missouri |
| Other occupation | Test Pilot |
| Selection | 1962 NASA Group 2 |
| Missions | None |
Elliot McKay See, Jr. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Test pilots are Aviators who fly new and modified Aircraft in specific maneuvers allowing the results to be measured and the design to be evaluated 1957 - Man In Space Soonest Group 1 - USA Neil A Armstrong, Albert S (July 23, 1927 – February 28, 1966) , was an American astronaut, selected in the second group of astronauts. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained NASA 's Astronaut Group 2, also known as The New Nine, was the second group of Astronauts selected by NASA in September 1962.
Elliot See was born in Dallas, Texas. After initially attending The University of Texas where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, he then attended the United States Merchant Marine Academy, graduating in 1949. Phi Kappa Psi (ΦΚΨ Phi Psi is a US national college fraternity. The United States Merchant Marine Academy is one of the five United States service academies. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He later obtained a masters degree from UCLA. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United He was married to Marilyn Denahy See, and had three children, Sally, Carolyn and David.
See acted as backup pilot for Gemini 5 and was in line to fly as Prime Crew Pilot for Gemini 8 but was promoted to be the command pilot of Gemini 9. Gemini 5 (officially Gemini V) was a 1965 manned spaceflight in NASA 's Gemini program. Gemini 8 (officially Gemini VIII) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASA 's Gemini program Gemini 9A (officially Gemini IX-A) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASA 's Gemini program. However, he and pilot Charles Bassett were killed when their T-38 Talon crashed into a building at the Lambert Field airport in St. Louis, Missouri before Gemini 9 flew. Charles Arthur "Art" Bassett II ( December 30, 1931 &ndash February 28, 1966) was a United States Air Force officer and WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Lambert-St Louis International Airport is the primary airport for St He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States, established during the American Civil War
A NASA investigative panel later concluded that pilot error caused by poor visibility due to bad weather had been the principal cause of the accident. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Pilot error (sometimes called cockpit error) is a term used to describe the cause of a crash of an airworthy Aircraft where the pilot is considered to be principally The panel concluded that See was flying too low to the ground during his approach, probably as a result of the poor visibility.
The shuffling of the Gemini prime and backup crew assignments that occurred after See and Bassett's deaths had an effect on the crew selections for some of the early Apollo manned missions.
See's name is listed on the Space Mirror Memorial. The Space Mirror Memorial, also known as the Astronaut Memorial, is a Memorial on the grounds of the John F
In the 1998 miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, See was played by Steve Zahn. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) From the Earth to the Moon is a twelve-part HBO Television Miniseries (1998 co-produced by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Steven James Zahn (born November 13, 1967) is an American Comedian and Actor of both Film and stage.
References
- Astronauts and the BSA. Fact sheet. Boy Scouts of America. Retrieved on 2006-09-06. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started
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