Astronaut Group 3

NASA's Astronaut Group 3 was the third group of Astronauts selected by NASA in October 1963. All of the third group (except those who died) flew on the Apollo program - Aldrin, Bean, Cernan and Scott walked on the Moon. Five of them (Aldrin, Cernan, Collins, Gordon and Scott) also flew missions during the Gemini program. Bassett, Chaffee, Freeman and Williams all died before they could fly in space - Chaffee in the Apollo 1 fire, the rest in plane crashes.

Related Topics:
NASA - Astronaut - 1963 - Apollo 1

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• Buzz Aldrin

:Lunar Module Pilot, first manned lunar landing. Second man to walk on the moon. Flew on Gemini 12 and Apollo 11.

Related Topics:
Gemini 12 - Apollo 11

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• William Anders
• Charles Bassett

:Selected as a pilot for Gemini 9, but died in a plane crash before the mission.

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• Alan Bean

:Lunar Module Pilot, second manned lunar landing. Fourth man to walk on the moon. Flew on Apollo 12 and Skylab 3.

Related Topics:
Apollo 12 - Skylab 3

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• Eugene Cernan

:Lunar Module Pilot, lunar module test in lunar orbit, highest velocity attained by manned vehicle. Commander, (as of 2005) final manned mission to the moon. As of 2005, last man to walk on the moon. Flew on Gemini 9A, Apollo 10, Apollo 17.

Related Topics:
Gemini 9A - Apollo 10 - Apollo 17

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• Roger Chaffee

:Lunar Module Pilot for first Apollo mission Apollo 1.

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• Michael Collins

:Command Module Pilot, first manned lunar landing. Flew on Gemini 10 and Apollo 11.

Related Topics:
Gemini 10 - Apollo 11

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• Walter Cunningham
• Donn Eisele
• Theodore Freeman
• Richard Gordon
• Russell Schweickart
• David Scott

:Commander, fourth manned lunar landing. Seventh man to walk on the moon. Flew on Gemini 8, Apollo 9, Apollo 15.

Related Topics:
Gemini 8 - Apollo 9 - Apollo 15

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• Clifton Williams

:Served on the backup crew for Gemini 10. Selected as a member of the backup crew for Apollo 9, but died in a plane crash before the mission.

Related Topics:
Gemini 10 - Apollo 9

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