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Richard F. Gordon Jr.

Richard F. Gordon Jr., American captain, pilot, and astronaut (died 2017)

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Born
October 5, 1929
Died
November 6, 2017
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1929

About Richard F. Gordon Jr.

Richard Francis Gordon Jr. was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, and a football executive. He was one of 24 people to have flown to the Moon, as command module pilot of the Apollo 12 mission, which orbited the Moon 45 times. Gordon had already flown in space as the pilot of the 1966 Gemini 11 mission. Gordon was one of the third group of astronauts, named by NASA in October 1963, being the oldest astronaut in his selection.

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Richard F. Gordon Jr. timeline

  1. Gordon was one of the third group of astronauts, named by NASA in October 1963, being the oldest astronaut in his selection.
  2. Gordon had already flown in space as the pilot of the 1966 Gemini 11 mission.

The world when Richard F. Gordon Jr. was born

Richard F. Gordon Jr. was born in 1929. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1929

  • #1 song"Singin' in the Rain"
  • Top movieThe Broadway Melody (first Best Picture winner)
  • Best-selling bookA Farewell to Arms – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst baseball All-Star Game proposed
  • Top headlineStock market crashes on Black Tuesday
  • Technology milestoneFirst Academy Awards ceremony held
  • Defining fadYo-yos
  • Notable inventionCar radio
  • World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
  • U.S. population121.8M

1929 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Richard F. Gordon Jr.'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19292026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,300$435,000
Average income$3,850$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population121.8M341 million

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