Elliott See
Elliott McKay See, Jr. (
July 23,
1927 -
February 28,
1966) was a graduate of the Merchant Marine Academy (
1949), selected in the second group of astronauts. He was selected to be the command pilot of
Gemini 9; however, he and pilot Charles Basset were killed in a plane crash in
St. Louis, Missouri before Gemini 9 flew.