NASA astronauts <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzz_Aldrin" class="extiw" title="w:Buzz Aldrin">Buzz Aldrin</a> (left) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Freeman" class="extiw" title="w:Theodore Freeman">Theodore Freeman</a> on 30 October 1964. Freeman died the following day in the crash of a T-38 jet. He was the first American astronaut killed in the line of duty.
NASA
1964-10-30
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