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Lunar-module pilot, Apollo 8
Age: 75
Life as an astronaut: Flew just once, but it was big: Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to orbit the moon; arrived Christmas Eve 1968
Life as a civilian: Worked for multiple companies and eventually became chairman of the defense contractor General Dynamics