Francis G. Neubeck
Astronaut
1932 –
Who is Francis G. Neubeck?
Francis Gregory Neubeck is a retired colonel in the United States Air Force and a former USAF astronaut. Although he trained for the USAF Manned Orbital Laboratory, the program was cancelled before any of the MOL crews reached space.
Neubeck was born in Washington, D.C. and graduated in 1955 from the United States Naval Academy. Although a USNA graduate, he chose to begin his career in the United States Air Force. In 1972, he earned a master's degree in business administration from Auburn University in Alabama.
At the start of his USAF career, Neubeck worked on the development of weapons systems and as a flight instructor. He graduated from the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School in class 60C, Aerospace Research Pilot School Class III, and MOL. In 1965, he was selected as one of the first astronauts to the Air Force's classified Manned Orbital Laboratory. The goal of the MOL program, canceled in 1969 before sending any astronauts into space, was to man a space station with military astronauts using a modified Gemini spacecraft. The history of the MOL program was presented in the Public Television series NOVA episode called Astrospies which aired February 12, 2008.
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- Born
- Apr 11, 1932
Washington, D.C. - Also known as
- Francis Neubeck
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- United States Naval Academy
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on July 23, 2013
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