The Resume

(March 14, 1934-January 16, 2017)
Astronaut (October 17, 1963-July 1, 1976)
Flew aboard Gemini 9 (June 3-6, 1966)
Flew aboard Apollo 10 (April 16-27, 1969)
Flew aboard Apollo 17 (December 7-19, 1972)
Eleventh person to step on the Moon (December 11, 1972 - 6:55 P.M. EST).
U.S. Navy

Why he might be annoying:

He received a few Honorary Doctorates.
His first daughter was born while he was single (March 4, 1963).
He believes in UFOs.
He loves to fish and hunt.
After leaving NASA he went into the oil business.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was aboard the final Apollo flight to the Moon before landing a man there.
He was the last human to step off the Moon in over three decades (December 13, 1972).
He graduated Purdue University (1956).
He was the second American to walk in space.
He and Tom Stafford landed their Gemini capsule less than a 1/2 mile off target.
He, Ronald Evans and Harrison 'Jack' Schmitt also landed their Apollo 17 capsule less than a 1/2 mile off target.
His first two space missions were with Tom Stafford (Gemini 9 and Apollo 10).
He, Ronald Evans and Harrison 'Jack' Schmitt co-hold the longest manned lunar landing flight (301 hours 51 minutes).
He and Harrison 'Jack' Schmitt brought back a record 249 pounds of Moon rocks to Earth.
He spent over 566 hours in space.
He, Ronald Evans and Eugene Cernan co-hold the longest manned lunar landing flight (301 hours 51 minutes).
He was the United States senior negotiator with the USSR on the joint Apollo-Soyuz Project.
He helped anchor ABC TV coverage of space flights.
He, David Scott and John Young are the only three astronauts to travel to the Moon twice.
He and Schmidt planted a plaque on the lunar surface commemorating the six manned lunar landings.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2017 - 100 Least Annoying (Ranked: 46)
• Astronauts
• Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts - Guests [L-Z]
• Horse Owners
• I Attended Neil Armstrong's National Memorial Service [September 13, 2012]
• I Attended Purdue University
• I Died in 2017 (Ranked: 82)
• I Have A Well-Rounded Birthday: Born On Pi Day (March 14) (Ranked: 1934)
• I Walked on the Moon (Ranked: 11)
• I was a Boy Scout
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing Military Garb
• Look at Me, It's This Big
• NASA Astronauts Group 3
• Omega Watch Star Ambassadors
• Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
• Pilots
• Profiles 16001-16250 (Ranked: 16162)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1878 Votes: 46.65% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 24 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 59 Votes: 37.29% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 121 Votes: 44.63% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 116 Votes: 43.97% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 63 Votes: 39.68% Annoying