Wednesday, January 15, 2025

The Explorers' Club, № MLXVIII

The Space Race—Astronaut Group 3 (the "Fourteen"), Part XIII
Charles Arthur Bassett II (30 December 1931-28 February 1966), Major, U.S. Air Force—He was scheduled to fly Gemini IX (1966), but died with Elliot See when their T-38 Talon crashed into the McDonnell Aircraft factory where their Gemini spacecraft was being built; they were the first prime crew to die during space flight training; he was scheduled to conduct an Extravehicular Activity.
Bonus! Space Race Song o' the Day: The Fourteen—Charlie Bassett
New Found Glory, "Ending in Tragedy" from Catalyst (Space Cadet Mike Papa Whiskey)

The Wayback Machine Tour of Charlie Bassett
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCCII: In Memoriam Elliot See & Charlie Bassett
Requiescat in pace.

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