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	Apollo 13 - A Successful Failure
		NASA Experience: Captain Mattingly is one of the 19 astronauts selected by NASA in April 1966.
		He served as a member of the astronaut support crews for the Apollo 8 and 11 missions and was the astronaut representative in development and testing of the Apollo spacesuit and backpack (EMU).
		While in lunar orbit the scientific instruments aboard the command and service module "Casper" extended the photographic and geochemical mapping of a belt around the lunar equator.
	liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov /academy/history/apollo-13/mattingly.html (826 words)

	THE ASTRONAUTS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		He was awarded the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal and to NASA Exceptional Service Medals, logging more than 6,500 hours flying time in 45 types of aircraft and serving as an Instructor Pilot on the NASA Boeing 747 Shuttle carrier airplane.
		She was a member of the Junior Service League, a teacher of Christian Doctrine Classes at St. Peters Church, a fund-raiser for Concord Hospital and Concord YMCA, and served with husband, Steven, as a host family in A Better Chance Program (ABC) for inner-city students.
		NASA plans to relocate the vehicular entrance to Spaceport USA and to eliminate an existing road, which is immediately west of the pond.
	www.ssc.msu.edu /~la/text/98vs.html (5074 words)

	Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom
		Died January 27, 1967, at NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida, in the Apollo spacecraft fire.
		SPECIAL HONORS: Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with cluster for his Korean service, two NASA Distinguished Service medals and the NASA Exceptional Service Medal; the Air Force Command Astronaut Wings.
		NASA EXPERIENCE: Grissom was one of the seven Mercury astronauts selected by NASA in April 1959.
	www.datamanos2.com /apollo1/grissom.html (354 words)

	Astronaut Bio: Franklin Chang-Dìaz (8/2005)
		In 1986, he received the Liberty Medal from President Ronald Reagan at the Statue of Liberty Centennial Celebration in New York City, and in 1987 the Medal of Excellence from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
		In addition to his main fields of science and engineering, he worked for 2-1/2 years as a house manager in an experimental community residence for de-institutionalizing chronic mental patients, and was heavily involved as an instructor/advisor with a rehabilitation program for hispanic drug abusers in Massachusetts.
		NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected by NASA in May 1980, Dr. Chang-Dìaz became an astronaut in August 1981.
	www.jsc.nasa.gov /Bios/htmlbios/chang.html (1338 words)

	Space Explorers, Inc.
		Recipient of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale Yuri Gagarin Gold Medal (1990), SETP Iven C. Kincheloe Award (1992), and the AIAA Haley Space Flight Award (1993).
		Selected by NASA as an Astronaut Candidate in January 1978, Brandenstein became an astronaut in August 1979.
		In October 1992 Brandenstein retired from NASA and the U.S. Navy.
	www.space-explorers.com /internal/events/weekly/brandchat.html (1007 words)

	Cernan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Captain Cernan was one of fourteen astronauts selected by NASA in October 1963.
		On February 28, 1966, they were flying in NASA T-38 trainers to visit the McDonnell plant in St Louis, where their spacecraft was in assembly.
		The LM ascent stage was jettisoned, its batteries were burned to depletion, and it was placed in a solar orbit on May 23.
	www.friends-partners.org /partners/mwade/astros/cernan.htm (4556 words)

	Charles Conrad, third man to walk on moon, dies in accident at 69
		NASA selected Conrad, an aeronautical engineer and Navy test pilot, as an astronaut in 1962, three years after the first seven astronauts were announced.
		After retiring from NASA and the Navy in 1973, he worked as chief operating officer of American Television and Communications Corp. in Denver and later for McDonnell Douglas Corp., the aviation manufacturer.
		Among his numerous awards were the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, two NASA Distinguished Service Medals, two NASA Exceptional Service Medals, two Navy Distinguished Service Medals and two Distinguished Flying Crosses.
	www.freep.com /news/latestnews/qlatend10.htm (755 words)

	Richard H. Truly
		This was highlighted by NASA's celebrated "return to flight" on September 29, 1988, when Discovery lifted off from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on the first Shuttle mission in almost 3 years.
		Before returning to NASA, the former Shuttle astronaut served as the first commander of the Naval Space Command, Dahlgren, Virginia, established October 1, 1983.
		His military decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, two Legions of Merit, the Navy Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Meritorious Service Medal.
	www.hq.nasa.gov /office/pao/History/Biographies/truly.html (471 words)

	Dictionary: Alan Shepard
		His many honors and awards included the Congressional Medal of Honor (Space); two NASA Distinguished Service Medals, the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, the Navy Astronaut Wings, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, and the Navy Distinguished Flying Cross.
		He received the Langley Medal (highest award of the Smithsonian Institution) in 1964, the Lambert Trophy, the Kinchloe Trophy, the Cabot Award, the Collier Trophy, the City of New York Gold Medal (1971), and the Achievement Award for 1971.
		Rear Admiral Shepard was one of the Mercury astronauts named by NASA in April 1959, and was the first American to journey into space.
	www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Dictionary/SHEPARD/DI167.htm (436 words)

	Alan Shepard
		Shepard was one of the Mercury astronauts named by NASA in April 1959 to Project Mercury, and he holds the distinction of being the first American to journey into space.
		On May 5, 1961, in the Freedom 7 spacecraft, he was launched by a Redstone rocket on a ballistic trajectory suborbital flight--a flight which carried him to an altitude of 116 statute miles and to a landing point 302 statute miles down the Atlantic Missile Range.
		Also in 1963, he was designated Chief of the Astronaut Office with responsibility for monitoring the coordination, scheduling, and control of all activities involving NASA astronauts.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/al/alan_shepard.html (694 words)

	SIGHTINGS
		Among Conrad's numerous awards are the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, two NASA Distinguished Service Medals, two NASA Exceptional Service medals, two Navy Distinguished Service Medals and two Distinguished Flying Crosses.
		NASA ADMINISTRATOR DANIEL S. The whole NASA family was extremely sad to learn of Pete Conrad's death Thursday.
		He was known at NASA for his irrepressible spirit, his sense of humor, his talents as a pilot and skill as an astronaut.
	www.rense.com /ufo4/astrod.htm (971 words)

	Mattingly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		While Young and Duke explored the lunar surface for three days, Mattingly used instruments mounted in the service module from an altitude of 100 km to photographically and geochemically map a band of the lunar surface around the equator.
		NASA EXPERIENCE: Mattingly is one of the 19 astronauts selected by NASA in April 1966.
		About four hours before reentry on April 17, the service module was jettisoned and the crew took photographs and made visual observations of the damaged area.
	www.friends-partners.org /partners/mwade/astros/matingly.htm (2987 words)

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		SPECIAL HONORS: Awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor (1981), 3 NASA Distinguished Service Medals, Navy Astronaut Wings (1965), 2 Navy Distinguished Service Medals, 3 Navy Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Georgia Tech Distinguished Young Alumni Award (1965), Distinguished Service Alumni Award (1972) and the Exceptional Achievement Award (1985).
		Prior to reporting to NASA, he was maintenance officer of Phantom Fighter Squadron 143.
		NASA EXPERIENCE: In September 1962, Young was selected as an astronaut.
	science.ksc.nasa.gov /persons/astronauts/u-to-z/YoungJW.txt (1079 words)

	NASA - NASA Dryden Director's Biographies - Dr. David R. Scott
		As a NASA astronaut, Scott flew on Gemini 8, Apollo 9, and was Spacecraft Commander on Apollo 15.
		Among Scott's special honors are two NASA Distinguished Service Medals, the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, two Air Force Distinguished Service Medals, the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, and for 1971, the Air Force Association's David C. Schilling Trophy, the Robert J. Collier Trophy, and the Federation Aeronautique Internationale Gold Metal.
		Born June 6, 1932 in San Antonio, Texas, Scott is the son of the Brigadier General (USAF, Ret.) and Mrs.
	www.nasa.gov /centers/dryden/news/Biographies/Directors/scott.html (370 words)

	In Memoriam: Lt. Col. Virgil I. Grissom
		Special Honors: Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with Cluster for his Korean service; two NASA Distinguished Service Medals and the NASA Exceptional Service Medal; the Air Force Command Astronaut Wings; Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
		NASA Experience: Gus was one of the original seven Mercury astronauts selected on April 9, 1959.
		NASA engineer Sam Beddington worked to determine the cause of the blown hatch.
	members.aol.com /astromem/apollo1/grissom (888 words)

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		He was a member of the astronaut support crew for Apollo 16 and served as a member of the astronaut support crew for the Skylab 2, 3, and 4 missions.
		He was a member of the orbital flight test missions group of the astronaut office and was responsible for supporting the development of the Space Shuttle entry flight control system and its associated interfaces.
		In 1989, he accepted a temporary assignment in the Office of Space Flight, NASA Headquarters, Washington D.C. There he served as Director of the Technical Integration and Analysis Division reporting directly to the Associate Administrator for Space Flight.
	science.ksc.nasa.gov /persons/astronauts/e-to-h/HartsfieldHW.txt (1045 words)

	Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr.
		After retiring from NASA and the Navy in 1973 with the rank of Captain, Conrad worked for American Television and Communications Corp. in Denver and McDonnell Douglas Corp., the aviation manufacturer.
		He was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, two NASA Distinguished Service Medals, two NASA Exceptional Service Medals, two Navy Distinguished Service Medals and two Distinguished Flying Crosses.
		The preceding is a composite of several articles written by Martin Merzer, Herald Senior Writer for the Miami Herald, that appeared on 9, 10, and 11 July 1999.
	www.allstar.fiu.edu /aerojava/ConradP.htm (617 words)

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		Born in Philadelphia PA on June 2nd, 1930, Conrad, who was known to friends, family, and fans of space travel as "Pete" devoted more than 35 years of his life to the exploration of space.
		Graduating from Princeton University with a degree in aeronautical engineering, Conrad served in the US Navy as a test pilot and instructor before he was selected in 1962 to join NASA's second group of astronauts.
		Conrad continued in space exploration with NASA until 1973, when he retired from both the NASA program and the Navy with a record of 1,179 hours and 38 minutes of space travel.
	obits.com /conradpeter.htm (518 words)

	STS-1 PRESS KIT
		Cover Art: This water color of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise by Nicholas Solovioff was done as part of NASA's art program through which nationally known artists are invited to document pictorially major NASA activities for an archival history of the exploration of space.
		The objective is to obtain high-resolution infrared imagery of the orbiter lower (windward) and side surfaces during entry from which surface temperatures and hence aerodynamic heating may be inferred.
		The imagery will be obtained using a 91.5 centimeter (36-inch) telescope mounted in the NASA C-141 Gerald P. Kuiper Airborne observatory positioned appropriately at an altitude of 13,716 m (45,000 ft.) along the entry ground track of the orbiter.
	www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov /kscpao/presskit/sts1.htm (6496 words)

	Healey
		Awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medals (1984), Army Astronaut Wings (1966), Korean Service Medal, the Iowa Tech Distinguished Alumni Award (1968).
		Following service as the commander of a sapper squad in Korea, he went to Army helicopter flight school and received his wings in 1954.
		This was followed by service in Indochina as a bridge construction adviser in 1959-1962.
	www.astronautix.com /astros/healey.htm (600 words)

	40th Anniversary of Mercury 7: Donald K. "Deke" Slayton
		When NASA inquired at the end of the briefings whether or not he was interested he replied that he was and would like to hear more.
		On March 15, 1962, NASA announced that a heart condition called idiopathic atrial fibrillation (an erratic heart rate) that was first detected in November 1959, would prevent Slayton from making the flight.
		Slayton retired from NASA on February 27, 1982, to become president and vice chairman of the board of Space Services Incorporated, a Houston-based private space firm that successfully launched it's Conestoga rocket in 1983 and subsequently offered to send human ashes into permanent orbital repose.
	history.nasa.gov /40thmerc7/slayton.htm (1755 words)

	NASA - The Apollo 13 Accident Investigation: A Personal History
		Although the Apollo 13 astronauts never got the chance to explore the geology of the moon, they and their colleagues on the ground demonstrated to the world what NASA could do in situations of grave danger, working under extreme pressure.
		From 1977 to 1979, Mark was undersecretary of the U.S. Air Force, and was appointed secretary of the Air Force by President Carter in 1979.
		Mark is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including two NASA Distinguished Service Medals and the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Medal.
	www.nasa.gov /lb/centers/langley/news/releases/1996/Feb96/96_11.html (256 words)

	Biographies \| Thomas P. Stafford
		Awarded two NASA Distinguished Service Medals, two NASA Exceptional Service Medals, the JSC Certificate of Commendation (1970), the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Air Force Command Pilot Astronaut Wings, and the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross.
		His military decorations and awards include the Distinguished Service Medal (Air Force design), Distinguished Flying Cross with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, and the NASA Exceptional Service Medal (twice).
		In December 1965, he was the pilot of Gemini VI, which was the first rendezvous in space, and helped in the development of techniques to prove the basic theory and practicality of space rendezvous.
	www.hq.nasa.gov /office/pao/History/astp/stafford.html (1083 words)

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		He was the originator of Skylab, the world's first space station, and is acknowledged to be the "Father of the Space Shuttle." Dr. Mueller’s leadership made possible the achievement of the national goal set in 1961: the landing of men on the Moon and their safe return to Earth by the end of the decade.
		To accomplish this goal, he merged the diverse activities of academia, industry and NASA into a concerted effort, and to direct this effort, developed one of the most sophisticated and successful management systems ever devised.
		He is the recipient of six honorary degrees and many prestigious awards, including three NASA Distinguished Service Medals and the National Medal of Science for his many individual contributions to the design of the Apollo system.
	www.kistleraerospace.com /kistlerteam/directors_print.html (1114 words)

	Spaceflight Now \| Breaking News \| Associate administrator for NASA spaceflight to retire
		Rothenberg, who joined NASA in 1983, was named Associate Administrator in January 1998 and is in charge of NASA's human exploration and development of space.
		He was recipient of the NASA Exceptional Service Medal in 1990.
		In 1994 and 2000, he received NASA Distinguished Service Medals, and in 1995 he received the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal.
	spaceflightnow.com /news/n0110/17rothenberg (678 words)

	Spaceflight Now \| Breaking News \| John Young is retiring
		John Young is retiring from NASA more than 40 years after becoming an astronaut.
		"NASA is saying goodbye to a living legend and a giant within the Agency this month with the retirement of John Young," Kennedy Space Center director Jim Kennedy told employees in a written message today.
		Gemini 12: The NASA Mission Reports covers the voyage of James Lovell and Buzz Aldrin that capped the Gemini program's efforts to prove the technologies and techniques that would be needed for the Apollo Moon landings.
	spaceflightnow.com /news/n0412/04johnyoung (1620 words)

	SPACE.com -- NASA's George Abbey Announces His Retirement
		Abbey was appointed Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Flight at NASA Headquarters in Washington in March 1988.
		In July 1990, he was selected as Deputy for Operations and senior NASA representative to the Synthesis Group, chaired by former Apollo astronaut Lt. Gen.
		Abbey's numerous honors and awards include the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, three NASA Distinguished Service Medals and the 1970 Medal of Freedom, which was presented by President Richard M. Nixon, for his distinguished civilian service in peacetime.
	www.space.com /missionlaunches/abbey_retired_021107.html (727 words)

	NASA - From Gemini to Shuttle: John Young Retires
		After four decades and half a dozen space flights -- including a moonwalk and the first Shuttle mission -- veteran NASA astronaut John Young is hanging up his flight suit.
		Young's impressive career at NASA began in 1962 when he was selected from among hundreds of young pilots to join NASA's second astronaut class, known as the "New Nine."
		Following graduation, he joined the Navy and, after a year's service aboard a destroyer, was sent to flight training.
	www.nasa.gov /vision/space/features/young_retires.html (1371 words)

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