Ellington Field research collection 1917-2009

Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-

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George Walker Bush was born July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut, the first son of future President George Herbert Walker Bush and his wife Barbara (Pierce) Bush. George W. Bush served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. He was also the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. Bush earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Yale University in 1968. After college, Bush enlisted in the Air National Guard, serving in Texas and Alabama until his discharge in November 19...

Byrnes, Martin

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Hjornevik, Wesley

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Stepchinski, Col. Aloysius

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Jernigan, Tamara Elizabeth, 1959-

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Tamara Jernigan was born May 7, 1959, in Chattanooga, TN. She received degrees from Stanford University (BS, 1981; MS 1983), University of California, Berkeley (MA, 1985) and Rice University (PhD, 1988). Jernigan began working at NASA as a research scientist at NASA Ames Research Center from June 1981 until July 1985; she became an astronaut in 1986. She flew on five Space Shuttle program missions and logged 1512 hours in space. After retiring from NASA in 2001, Jernigan has been working as Ass...

Helms, Susan, 1958-

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Susan Helms (b. Feb. 26, 1958, Charlotte, NC) is a lieutenant general in the US Air Force. Prior to that she was a test pilot and astronaut. With NASA she served on the Endeavour (STS-54), Discovery (STS-64), Columbia (STS-78), Atlantis (STS-101), and Expedition 2 to the International Space....

Godwin, Linda

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Anderson, Michael

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Radcliffe, Vaughan

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Brown, David

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Chawla, Kalpana

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Salton Clark, . Laurel

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Grimm, Dean

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Goforth, Col. Art

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McLeaish, John

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Wells, Lt. Col. Stephanie

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Aldridge, Roy

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Kinzler, Jack

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Edmonds, Eugene

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McCool, William

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Sharp, Lt. Col. George

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Byerly, Capt. Kirk

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Jemison, Mae, 1956-

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Mae Jemison (b. October 17, 1956, Decatur, AL) is an American engineer, physician and NASA astronaut. She became the first African American woman to travel in space in 1992. After medical school and a brief general practice, Jemison served in the Peace Corps from 1985 until 1987, when she was selected by NASA to join the astronaut corps. She resigned from NASA in 1993 to found a company researching the application of technology to daily life. She is a dancer and holds nine honorary doctorates in...

Algranti, Joe

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Parker, William

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Armstrong, Col. Neil

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Lang, Dave

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Reid, Col. Walter H.

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Ivins, Marsha

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Morrow, Kathryn Black

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Ellington Field was officially opened November 27, 1917, as the United States' largest pilot and navigator training base, and the nation's first aerial bombing school. By the end of World War I, Ellington Field had grown to the size of a small city which housed 20,0000 men and 250 aircraft. Like most bases, it was closed after World War I, but unlike most other military installations, it was reopened and saw at least partial use until World War II, when it was rebuilt as one of ten ...