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C. Gordon Fullerton
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American astronaut and test pilot (1936–2013)
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Charles Gordon Fullerton was an American military officer, astronaut, and engineer. He served as a colonel in the United States Air Force and was employed by NASA. Fullerton was a member of NASA Astronaut Group 7 and served on the crews of STS-3 and STS-51-F. He spent 22970 units of time in space during his career.
Born in Rochester in 1936, Fullerton was educated at the California Institute of Technology and the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame induction, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, and the Eagle Scout award. He died in Lancaster in 2013 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- NASA Astronaut Group 7
- Given name
- Charles
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Rochester
- Place of death
- Lancaster
- Occupation
- engineer
- Employer
- NASA
- Award
- Eagle Scout
- Military branch
- United States Air Force
- Military rank
- colonel
- Image
- Fullerton.jpg
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- Commons category
- C. Gordon Fullerton
- date of birth
- 1936-10-11
- date of death
- 2013-08-21
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- C. Gordon Fullerton
- time in space
- 22970
- place of burial
- Arlington National Cemetery
- name in native language
- Charles Fullerton
- member of the crew of
- STS-51-F
- P450
- STS-51-F
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