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... the rest of his career working for the Explosive Ordnance Department of the U.S. Navy in Maryland. Black Brant 's original purpose was hastily and quietly shelved. The highly efficient and inexpensive ... the size of Canada's economy (GDP) between 1959 and 2015 the Hornet was 40% more expensive than Avro's Arrow price and 35% cheaper than the Diefenbaker government's estimate. Since the price ...

... Kraft kind of butting heads, but fortunately I knew General Rushworth, who was running the U.S. Air Force flight test center at the time and so did Slayton, and he said ... J. Algranti. He worked for the American Tobacco Company in Durham, North Carolina. My mother's name was Beatrice. '''Carlson:''' And her maiden name was? '''Algranti:''' Carol. '''Carlson:''' Thank you. And I need to get your wife's name and the date you were married, please. '''Algranti:''' Annabelle. We were married in November ...

... was ridiculous and declined. Image:1963-02-28_Reportersmall.jpg thumb right '''U.S. State Department public statement about Canada's defence policy decision (January 1963)''' Image:1963-02-01_Bomarc_scandalsmall.jpg ... ref 3 , a highly respected American journalist and policy expert questioned the timing of the U.S. government’s public statement and handling of these sensitive issues. His assessment was that incompetence on ...

... Spacelab mission under the direction of the German Aerospace Research Establishment (DFVLR) and the first U.S. mission in which payload control was transferred to a foreign country (German Space Operations Center ... of Merit (1993); NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1994); International Space Hall of Fame inductee (1997); U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame inductee (2010); Air Force Institute of Technology Distinguished Alumni Award (2002 ...

... magazine had warned of the implications of the U.S. cancelling BOMARC, citing Sparrow as an example of the severe potential repercussions to Canada's defence and economy. ref 2 The previous October ... news came into the Canadian parliament in the last week of March 1960 that the U.S. Congress was officially abandoning Bomarc General Pearkes was faced with jeers from the benches. Image ... .'' ''"Will you bear in mind that the result is to put in pawn to the U.S. British scientific progress in the exploration of outer space for the next 25 or 50 ...

... to have its own nuclear deterrent. To his credit MacMillan informed Kennedy that if the U.S. were to cancel Skybolt without providing a suitable British-controlled alternative, then Britain would have ... -launched, highly mobile, and considerably more expensive Polaris missile. The first Polaris launch from a U.S. submarine had taken place in the summer of 1960. The American nuclear fleet was now ...

... German Air Force and my American students went on to fly various aircraft in the U.S. Air Force inventory. While serving as an instructor pilot at Sheppard Air Force Base, I ... Goode of Philadelphia and Governor Richard Thornburgh of Pennsylvania. I visited the University of Pennsylvania’s Children’s Hospital and several schools in Philadelphia, including Overbrook Senior High, my alma mater. I ... the Columbia Memorial Trust Fund? '''Bluford:''' After the Columbia accident, Elliot Pulham, President of the U.S. Space Foundation, in Colorado Springs, Colorado called me one day and asked if I would ...

... ; labelstyle = background: ddf; datastyle = text-align:right; header1 = label1 = data1 = header2 = label2 = Birth Name data2 = S. David Griggs header3 = label3 = Birth Date data3 = Sept 7 1939 header4 = label4 = Birth Place data4 ... combat cruises aboard the aircraft carriers USS Independence and USS Roosevelt. Mr. Griggs entered the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School at Patuxent River, Maryland, in 1967, and upon completion of test ...

... Team Award. Distinguished graduate, U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Naval Test Pilot School. Absolute world altitude record for Class P aero-spacecraft. Mac Short Award in Aviation from U.S. Naval Academy (1973). Inducted into the Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame (1997). 1997 Technical Administrator of the Year; National Management Association's "President's Award"; Lockheed Martin COMET ...

... Department of Mechanics at the U.S. Military Academy. After attending the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School and the Armed Forces Staff College, Voss was assigned to the U.S. Army Aviation Engineering Flight Activity ... Gagarin Gold Medal (2003), Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame (2002), NASA Distinguished Service Medal (2001); U.S. Army Distinguished Service Medal (1999); NASA Outstanding Leadership Award (1996); NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1994 ...

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