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Still Living Mercury-Gemini-Apollo Astronauts -- UPDATED list

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That Derek

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Apr 29, 2021, 12:03:10 AM4/29/21
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This list reflects the 04/28/2021 passing of Gemini X/Apollo Xi astronaut Michael Collins:

Still living NASA astronauts are denoted in CAPITAL LETTERS

MERCURY (manned flights):

Freedom 7 (May 1961):
Alan Shepherd .

Liberty Bell 7 (July 1961):
Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom

Friendship 7 (February 1962):
John Glenn

Aurora 7 (May 1962):
Malcolm “Scott” Carpenter

Sigma 7 (October 1962):
Walter “Wally” Schirra Jr.

Faith 7 (May 1963):
Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr.

GEMINI:

Gemini III (March 1965):
Gus Grissom
John Young

Gemini IV (June 1965):
JIM McDIVITT (born 06/10/1929)
Edwin White

Gemini V (August 1965 Leroy)
Gordon Cooper
Charles “Pete” Conrad

Gemini VI-A (October 1965):
Wally Schirra
TOM STAFFORD (born 09/17/1930)

Gemini VII (October 1965):
FRANK BORMAN (born 03/14/1928)
JIM LOVELL (born 03/25/1928)

Gemini VIII (March 1966):
Neil Armstrong
DAVID SCOTT (born 06/26/1932)

Gemini IX (June 1966):
TOM STAFFORD
Eugene “Gene” Cernan

Gemini X (July 1966):
John Young
Michael Collins

Gemini XI (September 1966):
Pete Conrad
Dick Gordon

Gemini XII (November 1966):
Jim Lovell
EDWIN “BUZZ” ALDRIN (born 01/20/1930)

APOLLO:

Apollo I (February 1967):
Gus Grissom
Ed White:
Roger Chaffee

Apollo VII (October 1968):
Wally Schirra
Donn Eisele
WALTER CUNNINGHAM (born 03/16/1932)

Apollo VIII (December 1968):
FRANK BORMAN
JIM LOVELL
BILL ANDERS (born 10/17/1933)

Apollo IX (March 1969):
JIM McDIVITT
DAVID SCOTT
RUSSELL “RUSTY” SCHWEICKART (born 10/25/1935)

Apollo X (May 1969):
TOM STAFFORD
John Young
Gene Cernan

Apollo XI (July 1969):
Neil Armstrong (moonwalker #1)
BUZZ ALDRIN (moonwalker #2)
Michael Collins

Apollo XII (November 1969):
Pete Conrad (moonwalker #3)
Alan Bean (moonwalker #4)
Dick Gordon

Apollo XIII (April 1970):
JIM LOVELL
Jack Swigert
FRED HAISE (born 10/14/1933)

Apollo XIV (January-February 1971):
Alan Shepherd (moonwalker #5)
Edgar Mitchell (moonwalker #6)
Stuart Roosa

Apollo XV (July-August 1971):
DAVID SCOTT (moonwalker #7)
Jim Irwin (moonwalker #8)
Al Worden

Apollo XVI (April 1972):
John Young (moonwalker #9)
CHARLIE DUKE (born 10/03/1935) (moonwalker #10)
THOMAS “KEN” MATTINGLY (born 03/17/1936)

Apollo XVII (April 1972):
Gene Cernan (moonwalker #11)
HARRISON “JACK” SCHMITT (born 07/03/1935) (moonwalker #12):
Ronald Evans

Apollo-Soyuz (July 1975):
TOM STAFFORD
Donald K. “Deke” Slayton
VANCE BRAND (born 05/09/1931)

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FIFTEEN (15) STILL LIVING NASA ASTRONAUTS (Mercury-Gemini-Apollo)
Jim McDivitt
Tom Stafford
Frank Borman
Jim Lovell
David Scott
Buzz Aldrin
Walter Cunningham
Bill Anders
Rusty Schweikart
Alan Bean
Fred Haise
Charlie Duke
Ken Mattingly
Jack Scmitt
Vance Brand

ZERO (0) STILL LIVING MERCURY 7 ASTRONAUTS (Shepherd-Grissom-Glenn-Carpenter-Schirra-Cooper + non-missioned Slayton)

SIX (6) STILL LIVING GEMINI ASTRONAUTS:
Jim McDivitt (Gemini IV)
Tom Stafford (Gemini VI)
Frank Borman (Gemini VII);
Jim Lovell (Gemini VII)
David Scott (Gemini VIII):
Buzz Aldrin (Gemini XII)

FOURTEEN (14) STILL LIVING APOLLO ASTRONAUTS:
Walter Cunningham (Apollo VII)
Frank Borman (Apollo VIII)
Jim Lovel (Apollo VIII; Apollo XIII)
Bill Anders (Apollo VIII)
Jim McDivitt (Apollo IX)
David Scott (Apollo IX; Apollo XV)
Rusty Schweikart (Apollo X)
Tom Stafford (Apollo X; Apollo-Soyuz)
Buzz Aldrin (Apollo XI)
Fred Haise (Apollo XIII)
Charlie Duke (Apollo XVI)
Ken Marringly (Apollo XVI)
Jack Schmitt (Apollo XVII)
Vance Brand (Apollo-Soyuz)

FOUR (4) STILL LIVING MOONWALKERS:
Buzz Aldrin (#2; Apollo XI)
David Scott (#7; Apollo XV)
Charlie Duke. (#10; Apollo XVI)
Jack Schmitt (#12 Apollo XVII)

ONE (1) STILL LIVING “THIRD MAN OUT” NON-MOONWALKING APOLLO ASTRONAUTS (excluding non-moon contact Apollo XIII):
Ken Matytingly (Apollo XVI)

Kenny McCormack

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May 23, 2022, 6:56:16 PM5/23/22
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In article <afdf6195-10bf-4ff4...@googlegroups.com>,
That Derek <that...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>Apollo XVII (April 1972):

Should be December 1972, per Wikipedia.

(Unlikely that 16 and 17 were both in April)

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Louis Epstein

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May 23, 2022, 10:28:51 PM5/23/22
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Kenny McCormack <gaz...@shell.xmission.com> wrote:
> In article <afdf6195-10bf-4ff4...@googlegroups.com>,
> That Derek <that...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> ...
>>Apollo XVII (April 1972):
>
> Should be December 1972, per Wikipedia.
>
> (Unlikely that 16 and 17 were both in April)
>

Indeed.
XVI was Young-Mattingly-Duke
XVII was Cernan-Evans-Schmitt

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