Gallery
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Joy Pinckard
Joy was always interested in STEM from a young age. She loved creating things with items she found around the house. which led her to working on circuits and… -
Mitzi Adams
Mitzi was interested in rocks, geology, and astronomy as a child. She grew up during the space age and she recalls watching rocket launches in class. When she… -
SueAnne Griffith
SueAnne wanted to be a tug boat captain which later transitioned to wanting to go to space. She went to Auburn University and initially majored in music… -
LeLoni Stossmeister
As a child, LeLoni was interested in becoming a nurse because she always wanted to help people. She went to Pensacola Christian Academy for Nursing for 2 years… -
Alisa Henrie
Alisa was interested in STEM when she was very young. She recalls that she fell in love with a book about Marie Curry. Since her mother went to Brigham Young… -
Robin Flachbart
Robin was interested in science growing up, stating she would play with chemistry and geology kits. She went to Tennessee Tech with a major in mechanical… -
Ann Whitaker
Ann was raised near Plainsvile, GA, and majored in physics at Berry College. She went to the University of Alabama, and inspired by Sputnik, got a job at MSFC… -
Anthony Young
Anthony Young was raised in Wilmington, Delaware. He recalls the influence of the space race, Tom Swick Jr. novels, and model rocketry on his career choice,… -
Axel Roth
Axel's spaceflight history begins with his father, Ludwig "Rote" Roth, who worked on the V2 program at Peenemünde. Following several relocations over the course… -
Bill Hallisey
Bill was born in New Hampshire, and recieved a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of New Hampshire. He began work with the Chrysler… -
Bill Huber
Bill grew up in the Chicago area, went to the University of Illinois for a BS in engineering, and following a tenure in advanced ROTC, was comissioned a 2nd… -
Bill Varnadoe
Bill was primarily raised in Montgomery, AL. He would earn a degree in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech (although his studies were somewhat interrupted… -
Bill Vaughn
William "Bill" Vaughn explores his time with the space program. **NOTE**: Severe audio issues were present in the original recording; an edited version is… -
Bob Lindstrom
Bob was raised in Illinois, attending the University of Illinois for a bachelor's in ceramic engineering. He was drafted into the Korean War, and was sent to… -
Bob Middleton
Bob was born in Daytona Beach, and enlisted in the Army in 1950. He studied partly at the University of Florida, but completed his degree at Auburn in 1956.… -
Bob Naumann
Robert (Bob) grew up in Birmingham, AL, and recieved his undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama. Beginning in 1954, he found summer work in… -
Bob Nolbitt
Bob was born in Chattanooga, TN, and lived in Oak Ridge during World War II. He enlisted in the Air Force out of high school, went to MTSU, then worked for the… -
Bob Pace
Bob was raised in middle Tennessee. He entered the Navy in 1944, then went to college at Tennesee Tech (earning a BS in electrical engineering). Following work… -
Bob Schwinghammer
Raised in Indiana, Bob was inspired into aviation by his uncles, and went to Purdue University for electrical engineering. However, his passion for aviation… -
Bob Spencer
Bob was born in Northport, AL, in 1931, and frequently moved in his youth, getting involved with the Air Force, and getting degrees in both mechanical and… -
Bob Ward
Bob was raised in Homewood (a suburb of Birmingham), AL. He enrolled at Auburn for mechanical engineering, with particular interest in mechanical drawing.… -
Brooks Moore
Brooks was raised in Heiberger, AL. After high school, he would join the Navy, then attend school at Auburn, recieving an electrical engineering BS, then… -
Carl Winkler
Carl was born in Manchester, New Hampshire around 1927, and was locally schooled. He went to the University of New Hampshire (around September 1945), graduating… -
Carolyn Griner
Carolyn was born to an Air Force family, and frequently moved in her youth, spending some time near Cape Canaveral. Inspired by her upbringing, Carolyn went to… -
Charles Mauldin
Charles was born in Birmingham, AL, and went to Auburn, participating in the ROTC and graduating in December 1960 (majoring in electrical engineering). He would… -
Rich Alfiero Short
Rich worked at Thiokol from 1982 - 1992. He currently works for Jacobs building Solid Rocket Boosters for NASA's Space Launch System. This was filmed at a… -
Patricia Anderson
Patricia is from the Chicago area, she graduated high school in Huntsville, and attended a secretarial school. She worked for Dr Cruzy, who was a propellent… -
Bill Barnes
Bill grew up in a two room house in Tennessee. He received a BS from the University of Tennessee in Agricultural Engineering. He worked for Ford Motor Company… -
Nita Boyd Short
Nita worked for Thiokol from 1966 - 1995. She worked as a secretary in Engineering, RND, and Manufacturing. She stated that Thiokol was a family and was a… -
Tom Bryant
Tom Bryant was born in SW Missouri. He came to Huntsville in 1963 via a CO-OP program. He graduated from the University of Missouri at Rolla in 1966 with a… -
Herb Burton
Herb Burton was born in Amarillo, TX, but grew up in Gadsden, AL. He gained an appointment to the US Naval Academy in 1964. He graduated with a degree in… -
Murray Carrol
Murray was born in 1945 in Jackson, TN, and shortly moved to Memphis. He graduated from a local tech school, worked with what would become Exxon, and studied… -
Dr. Leonard Caveny
Dr. Caveny was born in 1934 in Atlanta, GA. He grew up in the Navy and attended 13 schools. He was in NROTC and attended Georgia Tech. He spend time in the… -
Ron Clements
Ron Clements was born in 1939 in Reform, Alabama. He earned his BS in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Alabama and his MS in AE from the… -
Gene Cowart
Gene was born in DeQuincy, Louisiana. Raised in Pensacola, he went to Auburn until he joined the Army at age 18. He trained with a B-26 oufit, and discusses his… -
Dr. David Flanigan
Dr. David Flanigan started college at Rose Polytechnic Institute and then transferred to Western Kentucky University where he graduated with a BA in… -
John Floyd
John Floyd was born in Sand Mountain, AL. He started at Thiokol as a technician in the Physical Test Lab working on Data Reduction. He became an Assistant… -
Phillip Franklin
Phillip Franklin was born in Huntsville, Alabama. He earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Alabama at Huntsville. He started his… -
Dr. Bob Glick
Dr. Bob Glick was born January 26, 1934 in Ashland, Kentucky. He earned his BS in Engineering from Perdue University and started his PhD program there. He left… -
Richard "Dick" Hessler
Richard "Dick" Hessler was born in Owensboro, KY. He earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida. He worked for Thiokol from 1957… -
Jim Hightower
Jim was born in San Angelo, Texas, but quickly moved back to Tennessee. He earned a BS in Chemistry from MTSU, entered the Army via the ROTC, then joined… -
Dr. Dale Hutchins
Dr. Hutchins grew up in Huntsville. He studied chemistry, and eventually joined Thiokol, working on polymer research (especially liner adhesives) and various… -
Jeff Jones
Jeff was born and raised in Huntsville. He got a Chemical Engineering degree at UAH, and began work at Thiokol in 1984 in the Development Group, and continued… -
Dr. Jamie Knigert
Dr. Knigert was born and raised in Loretto, Tennesee, majored in chemistry at the University of North Alabama, and earned a master's in the same from… -
Dr. Michael Lyon
Dr. Lyon grew up in Montgomery, Alabama. He majored in aerospace engineering at Auburn, graduating in 1971. He studied for his master's, then entered the… -
John Marlin
John Marlin was born in 1937 and grew up in Tennessee. He joined Thiokol in 1956 as a data technician. He has worked as a project manager, quality engineer,… -
Dr. Wayne McCain
Wayne started working at Thiokol in 1974 and worked for them for approximately 17 years. He earned a BS in Aerospace Engineering from Auburn. He has two masters… -
Herman Miskelly
Herman was born in Germany to an Army family, settling in Huntsville in 1974. He studied for a mechanical engineering degree from UAH, then went to work for… -
Larry Plecher
Larry was born in Huntsville, and received a bachelor's in chemistry from Auburn in 1982. He briefly worked in pharmaceuticals, and joined Thiokol in 1987,… -
Carl Powe
Carl grew up in Hartsville, SC, and in 1957 recieved a BS in chemistry. He briefly worked in his hometown and was in the ROTC before joining the military, where… -
Gerald Roberts
Gerald was born in Nebraska, shortly moving to Kansas City. He went to Troy and recieved a degree in civil engineering, then worked on B-52 variants for Boeing,… -
Dr. William Stevens
Dr. Stevens went to college at Bowling Green University and earned a bachelor's in chemistry, and received his PhD from Vanderbilt. He came to Thiokol in 1959,… -
Cecil Stokes
Cecil was born in Anniston, AL, and his family moved frequently in his youth. He went to Auburn and graduated with a mechanical engineering degree in 1958. In… -
Gene Thomas
Gene Thomas was born in East Tennessee, went to Tennessee Tech and recieved a degree in electrical engineering in 1956. Following several interviews, he worked… -
Jim Tucker
Jim Tucker was born in Madison County, entering the National Guard from high school (where he found much success in athletics) in 1950. He went to Korea in… -
Tom Turner
Tom Turner moved to Huntsville in 1960; his father worked on quality control for the Saturn rockets. Tom became a mechanical engineer, earning his degree from… -
Samuel Vance
Samuel was born in Louisville, KY, in 1936. He earned his degree in chemical engineering from Vanderbilt in June 1958, and joined Thiokol on the recommendation… -
Glen Webb
Glen was raised in Montgomery, AL. He earned his BS&E degree from Auburn in 1957. He accepted a job with Thiokol but had to serve in the US Army Corps of… -
Lisa Williams
Lisa was born in Vietnam, and her father brought her and her mother to the United States. Her father retired in Huntsville, and Lisa graduated from UAH with a… -
Roy Willis
Roy was born in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. When trying to complete an engineering degree, he joined the Army to avoid being drafted, and served in a… -
Don Wilson and Patty Thorpe-Wilson
Don was born in Dora, AL, in 1934; he went to Auburn and studied chemical engineering. When he joined Thiokol, he worked as an engineer on the BOMAR program, as… -
John Ofenloch
John Ofenloch was born in Chicago, Ilinois and was raised there. He received his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering at Christian Brother's University… -
Alan Ware
Alan Ware is originally from Atlanta, GA. He attended Auburn University where he studied Industrial Design . He moved to Huntsville, AL in 1983 to work for a… -
John H. Reaves
John H. Reaves was born in the Jefferson hospital in Birmingham, AL in 1945. He went to Fairfield High school in Tennessee, and graduated in 1963. He then went… -
Joseph Hale
Joseph Hale is originally from Roanoke, Virginia and he went to The University of Virginia. There, he received his Bachelor's degree in Psychology. Then, he… -
Charles M. Lewis
As a kid, Charles M. Lewis loved to take things apart and put them back together. At the age of 15, he was inspired by a Life magazine article with Werner Von… -
Kem B. Robertson
Kem Robertson is a retired Design Engineer, and has lived in Huntsville, AL his whole life. He grew up in the Monte Santo Mountain area where most of the German… -
Joe Fittipaldi
Joe Fittipaldi is originally from Central, New Jersey. He did his undergraduate training at the University of Richmond in Virginia, and then he received his… -
Dr. Jon Rogers
Dr. Jon Rogers is from Kansas, and in Kansas, Jon loved to drive out into the prarie and find places where there had been homesteads. There, he would lay on the… -
Charles Brian Nelson
Charles Brian Nelson was born in 1938 in Memphis, Tennessee. He received his first degree in Industrial Design at Tennessee Tech. After he graduated from… -
George Hamilton
George Hamilton has lived in Huntsville, Alabama all of his life, and his father was a Charter Marshall Member in Huntsville. When he was working, George's… -
Stephen Hall
Stephen Hall was born in a small town in the north central part of Indiana. This town has about a population of 2,000 people. Stephen graduated from Eastern… -
Vygantas Kulpa
Vygantas Kulpa grew up in Huntsville, AL. Ever since he was young, Kulpa was always interested with the space program. He ended up going to college at UAH, and… -
Brand Griffin
Brand Griffin was born in Medford, Oregon. His father was in the military, so they moved around a lot. Brand went to the University of Texas his first year of… -
Michael Vaccaro
Michael Vaccaro was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1927. When he started high school at the age of 14, Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese. When he… -
Robert McBrayer
After Robert McBrayer graduated college, he reported to the Johnson Space Center in March of 1963. He was there assigned to a section called "Biodynamics" and… -
Charles Dischinger
Charles Dischinger was born and raised in Virginia. As a small child, Charles's father would drive him over to the Langley Research Center in Virginia, and he… -
Edwin Pruett
Edwin Pruett is from a small town in Alabama. He went to Auburn University, and when he was a sophomore there, he applied to a co-op position. In this co-op, he… -
Charles VanValkenburgh
Charles VanValkenburgh grew up in Huntsville, AL, and he went to Auburn University. There, he majored in Industrial Design and he had a part-time job as a… -
Richard Heckman
Richard Heckman was born in Ohio, and he lived there until he was 9 years old. When he turned 9, his dad received a civil engineering job in Washington D.C., so… -
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Joy Pinckard
Joy was always interested in STEM from a young age. She loved creating things with items she found around the house. which led her to working on circuits and…
Mitzi Adams
Mitzi was interested in rocks, geology, and astronomy as a child. She grew up during the space age and she recalls watching rocket launches in class. When she…
SueAnne Griffith
SueAnne wanted to be a tug boat captain which later transitioned to wanting to go to space. She went to Auburn University and initially majored in music…
LeLoni Stossmeister
As a child, LeLoni was interested in becoming a nurse because she always wanted to help people. She went to Pensacola Christian Academy for Nursing for 2 years…
Alisa Henrie
Alisa was interested in STEM when she was very young. She recalls that she fell in love with a book about Marie Curry. Since her mother went to Brigham Young…
Robin Flachbart
Robin was interested in science growing up, stating she would play with chemistry and geology kits. She went to Tennessee Tech with a major in mechanical…
Ann Whitaker
Ann was raised near Plainsvile, GA, and majored in physics at Berry College. She went to the University of Alabama, and inspired by Sputnik, got a job at MSFC…
Anthony Young
Anthony Young was raised in Wilmington, Delaware. He recalls the influence of the space race, Tom Swick Jr. novels, and model rocketry on his career choice,…
Axel Roth
Axel's spaceflight history begins with his father, Ludwig "Rote" Roth, who worked on the V2 program at Peenemünde. Following several relocations over the course…
Bill Hallisey
Bill was born in New Hampshire, and recieved a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of New Hampshire. He began work with the Chrysler…
Bill Huber
Bill grew up in the Chicago area, went to the University of Illinois for a BS in engineering, and following a tenure in advanced ROTC, was comissioned a 2nd…
Bill Varnadoe
Bill was primarily raised in Montgomery, AL. He would earn a degree in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech (although his studies were somewhat interrupted…
Bill Vaughn
William "Bill" Vaughn explores his time with the space program. **NOTE**: Severe audio issues were present in the original recording; an edited version is…
Bob Lindstrom
Bob was raised in Illinois, attending the University of Illinois for a bachelor's in ceramic engineering. He was drafted into the Korean War, and was sent to…
Bob Middleton
Bob was born in Daytona Beach, and enlisted in the Army in 1950. He studied partly at the University of Florida, but completed his degree at Auburn in 1956.…
Bob Naumann
Robert (Bob) grew up in Birmingham, AL, and recieved his undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama. Beginning in 1954, he found summer work in…
Bob Nolbitt
Bob was born in Chattanooga, TN, and lived in Oak Ridge during World War II. He enlisted in the Air Force out of high school, went to MTSU, then worked for the…
Bob Pace
Bob was raised in middle Tennessee. He entered the Navy in 1944, then went to college at Tennesee Tech (earning a BS in electrical engineering). Following work…
Bob Schwinghammer
Raised in Indiana, Bob was inspired into aviation by his uncles, and went to Purdue University for electrical engineering. However, his passion for aviation…
Bob Spencer
Bob was born in Northport, AL, in 1931, and frequently moved in his youth, getting involved with the Air Force, and getting degrees in both mechanical and…
Bob Ward
Bob was raised in Homewood (a suburb of Birmingham), AL. He enrolled at Auburn for mechanical engineering, with particular interest in mechanical drawing.…
Brooks Moore
Brooks was raised in Heiberger, AL. After high school, he would join the Navy, then attend school at Auburn, recieving an electrical engineering BS, then…
Carl Winkler
Carl was born in Manchester, New Hampshire around 1927, and was locally schooled. He went to the University of New Hampshire (around September 1945), graduating…
Carolyn Griner
Carolyn was born to an Air Force family, and frequently moved in her youth, spending some time near Cape Canaveral. Inspired by her upbringing, Carolyn went to…
Charles Mauldin
Charles was born in Birmingham, AL, and went to Auburn, participating in the ROTC and graduating in December 1960 (majoring in electrical engineering). He would…
Rich Alfiero Short
Rich worked at Thiokol from 1982 - 1992. He currently works for Jacobs building Solid Rocket Boosters for NASA's Space Launch System. This was filmed at a…
Patricia Anderson
Patricia is from the Chicago area, she graduated high school in Huntsville, and attended a secretarial school. She worked for Dr Cruzy, who was a propellent…
Bill Barnes
Bill grew up in a two room house in Tennessee. He received a BS from the University of Tennessee in Agricultural Engineering. He worked for Ford Motor Company…
Nita Boyd Short
Nita worked for Thiokol from 1966 - 1995. She worked as a secretary in Engineering, RND, and Manufacturing. She stated that Thiokol was a family and was a…
Tom Bryant
Tom Bryant was born in SW Missouri. He came to Huntsville in 1963 via a CO-OP program. He graduated from the University of Missouri at Rolla in 1966 with a…
Herb Burton
Herb Burton was born in Amarillo, TX, but grew up in Gadsden, AL. He gained an appointment to the US Naval Academy in 1964. He graduated with a degree in…
Murray Carrol
Murray was born in 1945 in Jackson, TN, and shortly moved to Memphis. He graduated from a local tech school, worked with what would become Exxon, and studied…
Dr. Leonard Caveny
Dr. Caveny was born in 1934 in Atlanta, GA. He grew up in the Navy and attended 13 schools. He was in NROTC and attended Georgia Tech. He spend time in the…
Ron Clements
Ron Clements was born in 1939 in Reform, Alabama. He earned his BS in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Alabama and his MS in AE from the…
Gene Cowart
Gene was born in DeQuincy, Louisiana. Raised in Pensacola, he went to Auburn until he joined the Army at age 18. He trained with a B-26 oufit, and discusses his…
Dr. David Flanigan
Dr. David Flanigan started college at Rose Polytechnic Institute and then transferred to Western Kentucky University where he graduated with a BA in…
John Floyd
John Floyd was born in Sand Mountain, AL. He started at Thiokol as a technician in the Physical Test Lab working on Data Reduction. He became an Assistant…
Phillip Franklin
Phillip Franklin was born in Huntsville, Alabama. He earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Alabama at Huntsville. He started his…
Dr. Bob Glick
Dr. Bob Glick was born January 26, 1934 in Ashland, Kentucky. He earned his BS in Engineering from Perdue University and started his PhD program there. He left…
Richard "Dick" Hessler
Richard "Dick" Hessler was born in Owensboro, KY. He earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida. He worked for Thiokol from 1957…
Jim Hightower
Jim was born in San Angelo, Texas, but quickly moved back to Tennessee. He earned a BS in Chemistry from MTSU, entered the Army via the ROTC, then joined…
Dr. Dale Hutchins
Dr. Hutchins grew up in Huntsville. He studied chemistry, and eventually joined Thiokol, working on polymer research (especially liner adhesives) and various…
Jeff Jones
Jeff was born and raised in Huntsville. He got a Chemical Engineering degree at UAH, and began work at Thiokol in 1984 in the Development Group, and continued…
Dr. Jamie Knigert
Dr. Knigert was born and raised in Loretto, Tennesee, majored in chemistry at the University of North Alabama, and earned a master's in the same from…
Dr. Michael Lyon
Dr. Lyon grew up in Montgomery, Alabama. He majored in aerospace engineering at Auburn, graduating in 1971. He studied for his master's, then entered the…
John Marlin
John Marlin was born in 1937 and grew up in Tennessee. He joined Thiokol in 1956 as a data technician. He has worked as a project manager, quality engineer,…
Dr. Wayne McCain
Wayne started working at Thiokol in 1974 and worked for them for approximately 17 years. He earned a BS in Aerospace Engineering from Auburn. He has two masters…
Herman Miskelly
Herman was born in Germany to an Army family, settling in Huntsville in 1974. He studied for a mechanical engineering degree from UAH, then went to work for…
Larry Plecher
Larry was born in Huntsville, and received a bachelor's in chemistry from Auburn in 1982. He briefly worked in pharmaceuticals, and joined Thiokol in 1987,…
Carl Powe
Carl grew up in Hartsville, SC, and in 1957 recieved a BS in chemistry. He briefly worked in his hometown and was in the ROTC before joining the military, where…
Gerald Roberts
Gerald was born in Nebraska, shortly moving to Kansas City. He went to Troy and recieved a degree in civil engineering, then worked on B-52 variants for Boeing,…
Dr. William Stevens
Dr. Stevens went to college at Bowling Green University and earned a bachelor's in chemistry, and received his PhD from Vanderbilt. He came to Thiokol in 1959,…
Cecil Stokes
Cecil was born in Anniston, AL, and his family moved frequently in his youth. He went to Auburn and graduated with a mechanical engineering degree in 1958. In…
Gene Thomas
Gene Thomas was born in East Tennessee, went to Tennessee Tech and recieved a degree in electrical engineering in 1956. Following several interviews, he worked…
Jim Tucker
Jim Tucker was born in Madison County, entering the National Guard from high school (where he found much success in athletics) in 1950. He went to Korea in…
Tom Turner
Tom Turner moved to Huntsville in 1960; his father worked on quality control for the Saturn rockets. Tom became a mechanical engineer, earning his degree from…
Samuel Vance
Samuel was born in Louisville, KY, in 1936. He earned his degree in chemical engineering from Vanderbilt in June 1958, and joined Thiokol on the recommendation…
Glen Webb
Glen was raised in Montgomery, AL. He earned his BS&E degree from Auburn in 1957. He accepted a job with Thiokol but had to serve in the US Army Corps of…
Lisa Williams
Lisa was born in Vietnam, and her father brought her and her mother to the United States. Her father retired in Huntsville, and Lisa graduated from UAH with a…
Roy Willis
Roy was born in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. When trying to complete an engineering degree, he joined the Army to avoid being drafted, and served in a…
Don Wilson and Patty Thorpe-Wilson
Don was born in Dora, AL, in 1934; he went to Auburn and studied chemical engineering. When he joined Thiokol, he worked as an engineer on the BOMAR program, as…
John Ofenloch
John Ofenloch was born in Chicago, Ilinois and was raised there. He received his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering at Christian Brother's University…
Alan Ware
Alan Ware is originally from Atlanta, GA. He attended Auburn University where he studied Industrial Design . He moved to Huntsville, AL in 1983 to work for a…
John H. Reaves
John H. Reaves was born in the Jefferson hospital in Birmingham, AL in 1945. He went to Fairfield High school in Tennessee, and graduated in 1963. He then went…
Joseph Hale
Joseph Hale is originally from Roanoke, Virginia and he went to The University of Virginia. There, he received his Bachelor's degree in Psychology. Then, he…
Charles M. Lewis
As a kid, Charles M. Lewis loved to take things apart and put them back together. At the age of 15, he was inspired by a Life magazine article with Werner Von…
Kem B. Robertson
Kem Robertson is a retired Design Engineer, and has lived in Huntsville, AL his whole life. He grew up in the Monte Santo Mountain area where most of the German…
Joe Fittipaldi
Joe Fittipaldi is originally from Central, New Jersey. He did his undergraduate training at the University of Richmond in Virginia, and then he received his…
Dr. Jon Rogers
Dr. Jon Rogers is from Kansas, and in Kansas, Jon loved to drive out into the prarie and find places where there had been homesteads. There, he would lay on the…
Charles Brian Nelson
Charles Brian Nelson was born in 1938 in Memphis, Tennessee. He received his first degree in Industrial Design at Tennessee Tech. After he graduated from…
George Hamilton
George Hamilton has lived in Huntsville, Alabama all of his life, and his father was a Charter Marshall Member in Huntsville. When he was working, George's…
Stephen Hall
Stephen Hall was born in a small town in the north central part of Indiana. This town has about a population of 2,000 people. Stephen graduated from Eastern…
Vygantas Kulpa
Vygantas Kulpa grew up in Huntsville, AL. Ever since he was young, Kulpa was always interested with the space program. He ended up going to college at UAH, and…
Brand Griffin
Brand Griffin was born in Medford, Oregon. His father was in the military, so they moved around a lot. Brand went to the University of Texas his first year of…
Michael Vaccaro
Michael Vaccaro was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1927. When he started high school at the age of 14, Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese. When he…
Robert McBrayer
After Robert McBrayer graduated college, he reported to the Johnson Space Center in March of 1963. He was there assigned to a section called "Biodynamics" and…
Charles Dischinger
Charles Dischinger was born and raised in Virginia. As a small child, Charles's father would drive him over to the Langley Research Center in Virginia, and he…
Edwin Pruett
Edwin Pruett is from a small town in Alabama. He went to Auburn University, and when he was a sophomore there, he applied to a co-op position. In this co-op, he…
Charles VanValkenburgh
Charles VanValkenburgh grew up in Huntsville, AL, and he went to Auburn University. There, he majored in Industrial Design and he had a part-time job as a…
Richard Heckman
Richard Heckman was born in Ohio, and he lived there until he was 9 years old. When he turned 9, his dad received a civil engineering job in Washington D.C., so…