Gordon Fullerton | |
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![]() Fullerton in 1979 | |
Born | Charles Gordon Fullerton October 11, 1936 Rochester, New York, U.S. |
Died | August 21, 2013 Lancaster, California, U.S. | (aged 76)
Education | California Institute of Technology (BS, MS) |
Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross NASA Distinguished Service Medal |
Space career | |
NASA astronaut | |
Rank | Colonel, USAF |
Time in space | 15d 22h 50m |
Selection | USAF MOL Group 2 (1966) NASA Group 7 (1969) |
Missions | ALT STS-3 STS-51-F |
Mission insignia | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Retirement | December 31, 2007 |
Charles Gordon Fullerton (October 11, 1936 – August 21, 2013) was a United States Air Force colonel, a USAF and NASA astronaut, and a research pilot at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards, California.[1] His assignments included a variety of flight research and support activities piloting NASA's B-52 launch aircraft, the Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), and other multi-engine and high performance aircraft.
Fullerton logged more than 380 hours in space flight, and was a NASA astronaut from September 1969 until November 1986 when he joined the research pilot office at Dryden. In July 1988, he completed a 30-year career with the U.S. Air Force and retired as a colonel. He continued in his position of NASA research pilot as a civilian. Fullerton, his wife, and their two children lived in Lancaster, California.