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Ronald Ellwin Evans Jr.
Astronaut
| Date of Birth: |
November 10, 1933 |
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| Place of Birth: |
St. Francis, Kansas |
| Died: |
April 6, 1990 in Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Cause of Death: |
Natural causes (heart attack) |
| Joined NASA: |
April 4, 1966 |
| Left NASA: |
March 17, 1977 |
| Space Flights: |
1 |
| Time in Space: |
12 days, 13 hours, 52 minutes |
| Number of EVA's: |
1 |
| Total EVA Time: |
1 hour, 5 minutes, 44 seconds |
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MISSION ASSIGNMENTS
Apollo 7
Assignment: Support Crew & Capcom
Apollo 9
Assignment: Capcom
Apollo 11
Assignment: Support Crew & Capcom
Apollo 14
Assignment: Back-up Command Module Pilot
Apollo 17
December 7-19, 1972
Assignment: Command Module Pilot
Flight Duration: 12 days, 13 hours, 52 minutes
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
Assignment: Back-up Command Module Pilot
HIGHLIGHTS
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B.Sc., Electrical Engineering, University of Kansas, 1956
M.Sc., Aeronautical Engineering, USN Postgraduate School, 1964
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1957, completed flight training and assigned to carrier operations.
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From January to June 1962, combat flight instructor.
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On sea duty in the Pacific flying off the aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga during Vietnam Combat Operations for seven months before selection by NASA.
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Apollo 17, Dec 7-19, 1972, CMP on the final Apollo mission to the moon. Performed NASA's last deep space EVA to retrieve film canisters from the Scientific Instrument Module(SIM) Bay on the Service Module. Recovery of Apollo 17 was made by Evan's old ship, the USS Ticonderoga.
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Retired from the USN with the rank of Captain on April 30, 1976.
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Worked in the development of the Space Shuttle program as part of the operations training group, responsible for the launch and ascent phases of Shuttle missions.
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After leaving NASA, worked with the Western America Energy Corp. in Scottsdale, Arizona and then Sperry Flight Systems in Phoenix, Arizona, eventually becoming Director of Space Services Marketing.
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Later formed his own consulting firm in Scottsdale.
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