Elliot McKay See, Jr. (July 23, 1927 – February 28, 1966) , was an American astronaut, selected in the second group of astronauts.
Elliot See was born in Dallas, Texas. After initially attending The University of Texas where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, he then attended the United States Merchant Marine Academy, graduating in 1949. He later obtained a masters degree from UCLA. He worked for General Electric before and after servi...
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Elliot McKay See, Jr. (July 23, 1927 – February 28, 1966) , was an American astronaut, selected in the second group of astronauts.
Elliot See was born in Dallas, Texas. After initially attending The University of Texas where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, he then attended the United States Merchant Marine Academy, graduating in 1949. He later obtained a masters degree from UCLA. He worked for General Electric before and after serving as a naval aviator from 1953 to 1956. He was married to Marilyn Denahy See, and had three children, Sally, Carolyn, and David.
See acted as backup pilot for Gemini 5 and was in line to fly as Prime Crew Pilot for Gemini 8 but was promoted to be the command pilot of Gemini 9. However, he and pilot Charles Bassett were killed when their T-38 Talon crashed into a building at the Lambert Field airport in St. Louis, Missouri before Gemini 9 flew. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
A NASA investigative panel later concluded that pilot...
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