Ronald Evans (astronaut)

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Ronald E. Evans Jr.
Born ( 1933-11-10 ) November 10, 1933
St. Francis, Kansas , U.S.
Died April 7, 1990 (1990-04-07) (aged 56)
Scottsdale, Arizona , U.S.
Nationality American
Other names Ronald Ellwin Evans Jr.
Alma mater University of Kansas , B.S. 1956
NPS , M.S. 1964
Occupation(s) Naval aviator , engineer
Awards
Space career
NASA Astronaut
Rank Captain , USN
Time in space
12d 13h 52m
Selection 1966 NASA Group 5
Total EVAs
1
Total EVA time
1 hour 5 minutes
Missions Apollo 17
Mission insignia
Retirement March 15, 1977

Ronald Ellwin Evans Jr. (November 10, 1933 ? April 7, 1990), ( Capt , USN ), was an American naval officer and aviator , electrical engineer , aeronautical engineer , and NASA astronaut . He was one of 24 people to have flown to the Moon .

Biography [ change | change source ]

Early life and education [ change | change source ]

Evans was born on November 10, 1933, in St. Francis, Kansas . His parents were Clarence Ellwin Evans (1911?1985) and Marie A. Evans ( nee  Priebe; 1913?1992). He had two siblings, Larry Joe Evans (1935?1951) and Jay Evans. [1] He was active in the Boy Scouts of America . He achieved its second highest rank, Life Scout . He graduated from Highland Park High School in Topeka, Kansas in 1951. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kansas in 1956. [2] He received a Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1964. He was a member of Tau Beta Pi , Society of Sigma Xi , and Sigma Nu . [3]

NASA career [ change | change source ]

See the main article: Apollo 17

Evans was one of the 19 astronauts chosen by NASA in April 1966 . [4] He served as a member of the astronaut support crews for the Apollo 7 and Apollo 11 flights. He was in the backup Command Module Pilot for Apollo 14 . [3] [5]

"Hot diggety dog!"

Evans, upon taking his first steps in space. [6]
The Blue Marble , an iconic photograph of Earth, is credited to the three crewmen of Apollo 17.

Later years [ change | change source ]

Evans retired from NASA in March 1977. He wanted to get a career in the coal industry . [3] Later, he worked with Western American Energy Corporation in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was Director of Space Systems Marketing for Sperry Flight Systems. [7]

He died in his sleep of a heart attack in Scottsdale, Arizona , on April 7, 1990. He was survived by his widow Jan, his daughter, Jaime D. Evans (born August 21, 1959), and his son, Jon P. Evans (born October 9, 1961). [8]

References [ change | change source ]

  1. ↑ Ron Evans' family
  2. ↑ "Ronald E. Evans" . kshs.org . Kansas State Historical Society. January 2011 . Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "NASA Biography" . NASA JSC. 11 February 2015 . Retrieved November 13, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Thompson, Ronald (April 5, 1966). "19 New Spacemen Are Named" . The High Point Enterprise . High Point, North Carolina. p. 2A – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Howell, Elizabeth (April 23, 2013). "Ron Evans: Apollo 17 Command Module Pilot" . Space.com . Retrieved November 28, 2017 .
  6. ↑ "Ron Evans quotation" . Archived from the original on 2016-08-22 . Retrieved 2019-10-01 .
  7. ↑ "Ronald E. Evans" . Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017 . Retrieved November 28, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Date of death according to death certificate issued by the State of Arizona on April 27, 1990, Certificate Number 169985, signed by G.E. Bolduc, MD.

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