Richard F. Gordon Jr.
Richard F. Gordon Jr. was an American NASA astronaut who was one of 24 people to have flown to the Moon.
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| Personal Information | data |
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| REAL NAME | Richard Francis Gordon Jr. |
| Nick Name | Dick Gordon |
| Birth Date | 5 October 1929 |
| Birth Place | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Age | 88 years |
| Death Date | 6 November 2017 |
| Death Place | San Marcos, California, United States |
| Cause of Death | Cancer |
| Profession | Astronaut |
| Zodiac Sign | Libra |
| Nationality | American |
| Also Working As | Naval Officer and Aviator, Test Pilot |
| Gender | Male |
| family | data |
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| Father | Richard Francis Gordon Sr. |
| Mother | Angela Frances |
| Brother | Norman |
| Sister | Barbara Pethick, Mary Frederick |
| Debut/Fame | data |
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| Debut | NASA Group 3 (1963) |
| Fame | Gemini 11 (Mission 1966), Apollo 12 (Mission 1969) |
| Marriages/children | data |
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| Wife | Barbara Field |
| Son | Richard, Lawrence, Thomas |
| Daughter | Carleen Trevino, Diane Briggs |
| Wife | Linda Saunders (m. 1981–2017) |
| Education and Net Worth | data |
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| School | North Kitsap High School in Poulsbo, All-Weather Flight School, United States Naval Test Pilot School, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School |
| College/University | University of Washington |
| Qualification | Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry |
| Favorite Things & More | data |
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| Hobbies | Water Skiing, Golf |