Donn F. Eisele
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American astronaut (1930–1987)
Key facts
- Born
- Donn Fulton Eisele , ( 1930-06-23 ) June 23, 1930, Columbus, Ohio , U.S.
- Died
- December 1, 1987 (1987-12-01) (aged 57), Tokyo , Japan
- Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Education
- United States Naval Academy ( BS ), Air University ( MS )
- Spouse s
- Harriet Hamilton ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1952 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1969 ) , Susan Harter ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1969 )
- Awards
- Distinguished Flying Cross , NASA Exceptional Service Medal , AIAA Haley Astronautics Award, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Special Trustees Award, NASA Distinguished Service Medal (posthumously)
- Rank
- Colonel , USAF
- Time in space
- 10d 20h 8m
- Selection
- NASA Group 3 (1963)
- Missions
- Apollo 7
- Retirement
- June 1, 1970
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- NASA Astronaut Group 3
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Columbus
- Place of death
- Tokyo
- Occupation
- aircraft pilot
- Employer
- NASA
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Military branch
- United States Air Force
- Military rank
- colonel
- Image
- Eisele donn (crop).jpg
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- Commons category
- Donn F. Eisele
- date of birth
- 1930-06-23
- date of death
- 1987-12-02
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- P450
- Apollo 7
- manner of death
- natural causes
- time in space
- 15608
- place of burial
- Arlington National Cemetery
- name in native language
- Donn Fulton Eisele
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Encyclopedic overview
Donn Fulton Eisele (June 23, 1930 – December 1, 1987) was a United States Air Force officer, test pilot, and later a NASA astronaut. He served as command module pilot for the Apollo 7 mission in 1968. After retiring from both NASA and the Air Force in 1972, he became the Peace Corps country director for Thailand, before moving into private business.
Biography
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