The Daily of the University of Washington

The UW alum who orbited the moon, Richard F. Gordon Jr.

Richard “Dick” F. Gordon Jr. was born in Seattle on Oct. 5, 1929. He graduated from UW with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 1951. By graduation, Gordon had not yet set his sights on being one out ...

Oldest astronaut Buzz Aldrin turns 96 as new moon astronauts share Apollo inspirations

Buzz Aldrin, the second man and only one of 12 to ever walk on the moon, turns 96 today. He's just one of four living moonwalkers and the oldest remaining astronaut still making trips around the sun.
The Munich Eye

Buzz Aldrin Celebrates 96th Birthday as Artemis II Crew Offers Congratulations

Munich news, health insurance, technology, jobs and other topics for expatriates. The Eye Newspapers covers daily news and ...
Yahoo

Everything Astronaut Jim Lovell Accomplished in His 715 Hours in Space

James A. Lovell Jr., one of the three astronauts aboard the harrowing Apollo 13 lunar mission, died August 7 in Lake Forest, Illinois, according to a news release from NASA. He was 97 years old.