Duane Graveline
American physician and astronaut (1931–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Duane Edgar "Doc" Graveline (March 2, 1931 – September 5, 2016) was an American physician and NASA astronaut. He was one of the six scientists selected in 1965, in NASA's fourth group of astronauts, for the Apollo program. He was best known for being immersed in water for seven days as part of his zero gravity deconditioning research while working as a United States Air Force (USAF) research scientist.
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Born | Duane Edgar Graveline (1931-03-02)March 2, 1931 Newport, Vermont, U.S. |
Died | September 5, 2016(2016-09-05) (aged 85) Merritt Island, Florida, U.S. |
Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
Education | University of Vermont (BS, MD) Johns Hopkins University (MPH) |
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NASA astronaut | |
Rank | Major, USAF Colonel, USA |
Selection | NASA Group 4 (1965) |
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