Milton Orville Thompson

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1926 – 1993

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Who was Milton Orville Thompson?

Milton Orville Thompson was a NASA research pilot who was selected as an astronaut for the United States Air Force X-20 Dyna-Soar program in April 1960. After the Dyna-Soar program was cancelled on 10 December 1963, he remained a NASA research pilot, and went on to fly the X-15 rocket plane. He became Chief Engineer and Director of Research Projects during a long career at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.

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Born
May 4, 1926
Crookston
Also known as
  • Milton Thompson
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Washington
Died
Aug 6, 1993

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on July 23, 2013

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