Robert L. Crippen (Captain, USN, Ret.) NASA Astronaut (former). Received a bachelor of science degree in Aerospace Engineering. NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal (1988); Distinguished Service Medals …
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Dr. Mae C. Jemison
Dr. Mae C. Jemison blasted into orbit aboard the space shuttle Endeavor, September 12, 1992, the first woman of color to go into space. This historic event was only another in a series of …
Charles Justiz, Ph.D.
Charles Justiz, Ph.D., pilot, corporate aviation safety, and popular sci-fi novelist. Overall, Justiz has logged in excess of 15,000 flight hours in more than 100 different types of aircraft, …
Joseph I. Kessler
Joseph I. Kessler's "An Era: Looking Back " Provides educators with the resources to teach about the Holocaust. Teaching about the Holocaust can inspire students to think critically about the past and …
Peter E. Glaser, Ph.D.
Dr. Peter E. Glaser is best known as the inventor of the Solar Power Satellite concept "Power from the Sun: It's Future". He was granted a U.S. patent on the Solar Power Satellite to supply power …
Ronald John Grabe, NASA Astronaut
Ronald John Grabe is a former NASA Astronaut. He has earned the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, the …