Henry C. Gordon
Henry Charles Gordon (born December 23, 1925 in Valparaiso , Indiana , USA ; † September 24, 1996 in Peoria , Arizona , USA) was a Colonel in the United States Air Force and USAF astronaut .
Gordon received his Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering from Purdue University in 1950 and an MBA from the University of Southern California in 1966 . He was selected as a Dyna Soar astronaut in April 1960 and trained at the Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base , California. Gordon ended his astronaut career in December 1963 with the termination of the Dyna-Soar program without having flown into space.
He was a fighter pilot in Vietnam and Korea .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Astronaut biography: Henry Gordon. spacefacts.de, July 5, 2009, accessed October 1, 2013 .
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| SURNAME | Gordon, Henry C. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gordon, Henry Charles (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American astronaut and test pilot |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 23, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Valparaiso (Indiana) , Indiana, USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 24, 1996 |
| Place of death | Peoria (Arizona) , Arizona, USA |