NASA Astronaut Dick Gordon, Pilot of Gemini and Apollo 12, Dies At 88 (astronautscholarship.org)

Posted by BeauHD on Tuesday November 7, 2017 @08:30PM from the rest-in-peace dept.

sconeu writes: Dick Gordon, pilot of Gemini 11 and command module pilot of Apollo 12, has died at the age of 88. Gordon was also slated to command the cancelled Apollo 18 mission. "Dick Gordon is an American hero, and a true renaissance man by any measure. He was an American naval officer and aviator, chemist, test pilot, NASA astronaut, professional football executive, oil and gas executive and generous contributor to worthy causes," said Curt Brown, board chairman of the Orlando-based Astronaut Scholarship Foundation and an astronaut and veteran of six space flights. "He was in a category all his own." The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation has a touching write-up that details Gordon's childhood and career successes. You can read the full article here.

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SCE to AUX by jfdavis668 · 2017-11-07 23:21 · Score: 3, Informative

Apollo 12 was the launch hit by lightning, and almost aborted. Very professional crew and ground control were able to handle the problem. Good thing there was an SCE to AUX switch. Sorry to hear that one of them has gone.