Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
KnightWilliam John "Pete"USA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 18.11.1929 |
| Birthplace: | Noblesville, Indiana |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | seven |
| Selection date: | 20.09.1962 |
| Selection group: | X-20 / X-15 4 |
| Position: | PLT |
| Status: | Ret. 10.12.1963 |
| Date of death: | 07.05.2004 |
| Place of death: | Duarte, California |
Spaceflights
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science in aeronautical
engineering from
USAF
Institute of Technology, 1958; selected as pilot of X-20 Dyna-Soar program;
flight training Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards
AFB,
California; the program was given up on 10.12.1963; then test pilot on Edwards
AFB, following
duty as pilot in the X-15 program (16 flights); resigned from
USAF
1982; from 1988 - 1992 he was mayor of Palmdale; in 1996 he was elected to the
California State Senate; died of leukemia. |
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