Evans

Ronald Ellwin, Jr.

USA

International order nº: 66

US astr. nº: 41

Personal data:

Birthdate:	10.11.1933
Birthplace:	St. Francis / Kansas
Marital status:	married
Children:	two
Selection data:	04.04.1966
Selection group:	NASA-5
Job:	CMP
Status:	Ret. 15 Mar 1977
Date of death:	06 Apr 1990
Place of death:	Scottsdale/ Arizona, of a heart attack.

Spaceflights:

Ord. num.	Startup spacecraft	Date and time of launch (UT)	Status while launch	Spacecraft of landing	Date and time of landing (UT)	Duration
1	Apollo-17	05h.33m.00s. Dec 07, 1972	CMP	Apollo-17	19h.24m.59s. Dec 19, 1972	12d.13h.51m.59s.
Total duration:						12d.13h.51m.59s.

Note: Was at selenocentric orbit in Command and Service Module (CSM) of "Apollo-17" while landing of two another members of the crew on the Moon surface.

EVA′s:

Date of beginning	Time (UT) of beginning	Duration	Explanation
17 Dec 1972	20:27:40	1h 05m 44	transearth EVA started: Evans; spacecraft "Apollo-17" Recovery of photo cassettes from CSM, cabin ventilated
Total:		1h 06m	EVAs: 1

Additional information

Bachelor of science in electrical engineering from the University of Kansas, 1956; master of science in aeronautical engineering from U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, 1964;
Captain, US.Navy (Retired);
Later he worked with Western American Energy Corporation in Scottsdale, Arizona and Director of Space Systems Marketing for Sperry Flight Systems, Phoenix, Arizona;
hobbies: Hunting, boating, swimming, fishing, golf.

Ref.: #6a, #16, #21 - update: 01.07.19