Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
ThompsonMilton OrvilleUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 04.05.1926 |
| Birthplace: | Crookston, Minnesota |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | five |
| Selection date: | 20.09.1962 |
| Selection group: | X-20 / X-15 3 |
| Position: | PLT |
| Status: | Ret. 28.05.1965 |
| Date of death: | 06.08.1993 |
| Place of death: | Lancaster, California |
Spaceflights
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science in engineering from the
University of Washington, 1953; Lieutenant Commander
USNR, ret.; was selected as pilot for X-20 Dyna-Soar;
then selected for the X-15 program (14 flights); later Director of Research
Projects,
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards,
California; chief engineer at Dryden until his death. |
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