TYPED LETTER ***Signed***
By Shepard, Alan
TYPED LETTER personally signed "Alan B Shepard Jr" in blue ink. This letter in on NASA letterhead, measures 8.0" X 10.25" and is dated September 18, 1974. Letter has normal mailing folds otherwise in fine condition. Letter reads, "Dear Mr. Stroo: Your message of condolence is very much appreciated. Elliot See and Charles Bassett were two very fine people, outstanding examples of our profession, and dedicated to the goals of this program. we who shared in their work and who knew them personally shall miss them more than we can say. I shall convey your thoughtful message to Mrs. See and Mrs. Bassett. Sincerely, (signed) Alan B. Shrpard, Jr. Chief, Astronaut Office". Charles Arthur "Charlie" Bassett II, Major, USAF (December 30, 1931 ? February 28, 1966) was an American electrical engineer and United States Air Force test pilot. He went to Ohio State University for two years and later graduated from Texas Tech University. He joined the air force as a pilot and graduated from both the Aerospace Research Pilot School and the Air Force's Experimental Test Pilot School. Bassett was married and had two children. He was selected as a NASA astronaut in 1963 and assigned to Gemini 9, but died in an airplane crash during training for his first spaceflight. He is memorialized on the Space Mirror Memorial and the Fallen Astronaut memorial plaque, placed on the Moon during the Apollo 15 mission. Elliot McKay See Jr. (July 23, 1927 ? February 28, 1966) was an American engineer, naval aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. See received an appointment to the United States Merchant Marine Academy in 1945. He graduated in 1949 with a Bachelor of Science degree in marine engineering and a United States Navy Reserve commission, and joined the Aircraft Gas Turbine Division of General Electric as an engineer. He was called to active duty as a naval aviator during the Korean War, and flew Grumman F9F Panther fighters with Fighter Squadron 144 (VF-144) from the aircraft carrier USS Randolph in the Mediterranean, and USS Boxer in the Western Pacific. He married Marilyn Denahy in 1954, and they had three children. See rejoined General Electric (GE) in 1956 as a flight test engineer after his tour of duty, and became a group leader and experimental test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base, where he flew the latest jet aircraft with GE engines. He also obtained a Master of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from UCLA. Selected in NASA's second group of astronauts in 1962, See was the prime command pilot for what would have been his first space flight, Gemini 9. He was killed along with Charles Bassett, his Gemini 9 crewmate, in a NASA jet crash at the St. Louis McDonnell Aircraft plant, where they were to undergo two weeks of space rendezvous simulator training. Alan Shepard was born on November 18, 1923, in New Hampshire. In 1959, Shepard became one of the original seven Mercury program astronauts. In May 1961, 23 days after Yury A. Gagarin became the first human to orbit Earth, Shepard made a 15-minute suborbital flight that reached an altitude of 115 miles. He later commanded the Apollo 14 flight (1971), the first to land in the lunar highlands. Shepard died on July 21, 1998.
Published by: Los Angeles, California, 1966
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By Shepard, Alan
TYPED LETTER personally signed "Alan B Shepard Jr" in blue ink. This letter in on NASA letterhead, measures 8.0" X 10.25" and is dated September 18, 1974. Letter has normal mailing folds otherwise in fine condition. Letter reads, "Dear Mr. Stroo: Your message of condolence is very much appreciated. Elliot See and Charles Bassett were two very fine people, outstanding examples of our profession, and dedicated to the goals of this program. we who shared in their work and who knew them personally shall miss them more than we can say. I shall convey your thoughtful message to Mrs. See and Mrs. Bassett. Sincerely, (signed) Alan B. Shrpard, Jr. Chief, Astronaut Office". Charles Arthur "Charlie" Bassett II, Major, USAF (December 30, 1931 ? February 28, 1966) was an American electrical engineer and United States Air Force test pilot. He went to Ohio State University for two years and later graduated from Texas Tech University. He joined the air force as a pilot and graduated from both the Aerospace Research Pilot School and the Air Force's Experimental Test Pilot School. Bassett was married and had two children. He was selected as a NASA astronaut in 1963 and assigned to Gemini 9, but died in an airplane crash during training for his first spaceflight. He is memorialized on the Space Mirror Memorial and the Fallen Astronaut memorial plaque, placed on the Moon during the Apollo 15 mission. Elliot McKay See Jr. (July 23, 1927 ? February 28, 1966) was an American engineer, naval aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. See received an appointment to the United States Merchant Marine Academy in 1945. He graduated in 1949 with a Bachelor of Science degree in marine engineering and a United States Navy Reserve commission, and joined the Aircraft Gas Turbine Division of General Electric as an engineer. He was called to active duty as a naval aviator during the Korean War, and flew Grumman F9F Panther fighters with Fighter Squadron 144 (VF-144) from the aircraft carrier USS Randolph in the Mediterranean, and USS Boxer in the Western Pacific. He married Marilyn Denahy in 1954, and they had three children. See rejoined General Electric (GE) in 1956 as a flight test engineer after his tour of duty, and became a group leader and experimental test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base, where he flew the latest jet aircraft with GE engines. He also obtained a Master of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from UCLA. Selected in NASA's second group of astronauts in 1962, See was the prime command pilot for what would have been his first space flight, Gemini 9. He was killed along with Charles Bassett, his Gemini 9 crewmate, in a NASA jet crash at the St. Louis McDonnell Aircraft plant, where they were to undergo two weeks of space rendezvous simulator training. Alan Shepard was born on November 18, 1923, in New Hampshire. In 1959, Shepard became one of the original seven Mercury program astronauts. In May 1961, 23 days after Yury A. Gagarin became the first human to orbit Earth, Shepard made a 15-minute suborbital flight that reached an altitude of 115 miles. He later commanded the Apollo 14 flight (1971), the first to land in the lunar highlands. Shepard died on July 21, 1998.
Published by: Los Angeles, California, 1966
Vendor: Legends In History
