Gordon Fullerton
| C. Gordon Fullerton | |
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| USAF / NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Deceased |
| Born |
October 11, 1936 Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 21, 2013 (aged 76) Lancaster, California, U.S. |
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Other names
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Charles Gordon Fullerton |
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Other occupation
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Engineer, test pilot |
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| Rank | Colonel, USAF |
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Time in space
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15d 22h 50min |
| Selection |
1966 USAF MOL Group 2 1969 NASA Group 7 |
| Missions | ALT, STS-3, STS-51-F |
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Mission insignia
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| Retirement | December 31, 2007 |
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Charles Gordon Fullerton (October 11, 1936 – August 21, 2013) was a United States Air Force colonel, a USAF and NASA astronaut, and a research pilot at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards, California. His assignments included a variety of flight research and support activities piloting NASA's B-52 launch aircraft, the Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), and other multi-engine and high performance aircraft. Fullerton, who logged more than 380 hours in space flight, was a NASA astronaut from September 1969 until November 1986 when he joined the research pilot office at Dryden. In July 1988, he completed a 30-year career with the U.S. Air Force and retired as a colonel. He continued in his position of NASA research pilot as a civilian. Fullerton and his wife and their two children lived in Lancaster, California.
Born October 11, 1936, in Rochester, New York, Fullerton graduated from U.S. Grant High School, Portland, Oregon, in 1953. He received Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, in 1957 and 1958, respectively.
Fullerton entered the U.S. Air Force in July 1958 after working as a mechanical design engineer for Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California.
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