Edgar Cortright

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1923 –

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Who is Edgar Cortright?

Edgar Maurice Cortright is a scientist and engineer, and former senior official at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the United States. His most prominent positions during his career were Director of NASA's Langley Research Center, and Chairman of the Apollo 13 Review Board which investigated the explosion that occurred during the Apollo 13 spaceflight in 1970.

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Born
1923
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  • Edgar M. Cortright

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on July 23, 2013

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