Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
DanaWilliam Harvey "Bill"USA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 03.11.1930 |
| Birthplace: | Pasadena, California |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children | four |
| Selection date: | ??.??.1965 |
| Selection group: | X-15 4 |
| Position: | PLT |
| Status: | Ret. 24.10.1968 |
| Day of death: | 06.05.2014 |
| Place of death: | Phoenix, Arizona |
Spaceflights
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science from U.S. Military
Academy, 1952; master of science in aeronautical engineering from University of
Southern California; 1965 selected for X-15 Program (16 flights); from 1986
until his retirement in 1998 working at Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards
AFB,
California; later lived in Tehachapi, California; hobbies: reading (aviation
history) and walking; received his astronaut wings in 2005. |
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