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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 Lieutenant in the Air Force. He went to the Air Force Institute of Technology, focusing on…

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 Corporation, coming to Huntsville in 1958. He would begin working with the Army in 1960, starting by…

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 of the war, the family would be split, then reunited in El Paso, Texas. The family would…

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, convincing him to get involved with design and engineering. He went to Delaware Tech, and…

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 in 1963. Beginning with materials development for propulsion and vehicles engineering, she…

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 engineering after switching from electrical engineering. During her college experience, she…

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 University, she chose to go to BYU as well for Mechanical Engineering to work in the space…

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 before dropping out and moving back to her home state of Alaska. While working at grocery…

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 performance-clarinet and software engineering before graduating with double major in wireless…

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 was ready to go to college, she chose to major in space sciences at Florida Institute of…