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Grissom, Virgil Ivan (1926-1967), was one of the first United States astronauts, and the first American to make more than one space flight. Grissom and astronauts Edward H. White II and Roger Chaffee were killed on Jan. 27, 1967, when fire swept through their Apollo command module during a test on the launch pad at Cape Kennedy (now Cape Canaveral), Florida.
Mattingly, Thomas Kenneth, II (1936-...), a United States astronaut, piloted the command module Casper on the Apollo 16 space flight in April 1972.… More>>
Duke, Charles Moss, Jr. (1935-...), a United States astronaut, was the lunar module pilot on the Apollo 16 mission, from April 16 to April 27,… More>>
Lawrence, Robert Henry, Jr. (1935-1967), was an American test pilot and scientist. Lawrence was the first African American selected as an… More>>
Lucid, Shannon Wells (1943-...), a United States astronaut and biochemist, set the world record for time in space by a woman and the record for an… More>>
Onizuka, Ellison Shoji, on uh zoo kah, EHL uh suhn SHOH jee (1946-1986), was the first Asian American in space and one of the seven United States… More>>
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