Full Name: | Charles Gordon Fullerton |
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Birthdate: | October 11, 1936 - Rochester, New York |
Death: | August 21, 2013 - Lancaster, California |
Education: | Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering - California Institute of Technology Master of Science in mechanical engineering - California Institute of Technology |
Military Service: | Colonel, United States Air Force |
Selection: | U.S. Air Force Manned Orbiting Laboratory Group 2 (1966) NASA Group 7 (1969) |
Approach and Landing Tests |
STS-3 | STS-51 F |
Enterprise | Columbia | Challenger |
February-October 1977 | March 22-30, 1982 | July 29-August 6, 1985 |
Over his career, Gordon Fullerton logged over 16,000 hours of flight time and piloted 135 different types of aircraft. |
Fred Haise and Gordon Fullerton in front of Enterprise | Gordon Fullerton during the STS-3 mission | Gordon Fullerton during the STS-3 mission |
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