Richard F. Gordon

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 Apollo astronauts to reach the Moon, as command module pilot of the Apollo 12 mission, which orbited the Moon 45 times.

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Who was born first?

• Richard F. Gordon and Andriyan Nikolayev were born the same year
• Richard F. Gordon and James McDivitt were born the same year
• Richard F. Gordon and William E. Thornton were born the same year
• Richard F. Gordon was born 1 year before Michael Collins
• Richard F. Gordon was born 1 year before John Young

Timeline

1. Andriyan NikolayevSeptember 5, 1929 – July 3, 2004
2. James McDivittJune 10, 1929 – October 13, 2022
3. Richard F. Gordon (this page)October 5, 1929 – November 6, 2017
4. William E. ThorntonApril 14, 1929 – January 11, 2021
5. John YoungSeptember 24, 1930 – January 5, 2018
6. Michael CollinsOctober 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021

Related

• Neil ArmstrongAugust 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012
• Yuri GagarinMarch 9, 1934 – March 27, 1968
• Valentina TereshkovaMarch 6, 1937 – present
• Buzz AldrinJanuary 20, 1930 – present
• Alexey LeonovMay 30, 1934 – October 11, 2019
• Sally RideMay 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012
• John GlennJuly 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016
• William ShatnerMarch 22, 1931 – present