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Timeless Voices: Wally Funk 53:25

Timeless Voices: Wally Funk

May 05, 2022 102 Views 53:25

Wally Funk is a flight instructor and member of the Mercury 13 — a group of 13 women who underwent the same physiological screenings as the Mercury 7 astronauts. She recently flew aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital launch vehicle.

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Timeless Voices: Huy Tran 46:33

Timeless Voices: Huy Tran

February 02, 2022 70 Views 46:33

Huy Tran is the director of aeronautics at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California, managing research and technology development for advanced air traffic management tools, advanced aircraft design and analysis, and aviation safety technology.

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Timeless Voices: Charles Howell III 51:13

Timeless Voices: Charles Howell III

September 29, 2021 40 Views 51:13

Charles Howell was an electronics specialist in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War before utilizing those skills years later at NASA Langley Research Center as a flight test systems engineer.

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Timeless Voices: Kevin Noertker 01:05:48

Timeless Voices: Kevin Noertker

August 25, 2021 61 Views 01:05:48

While at school at CalTech, Kevin Noertker worked on projects at NASA. Upon graduation, Kevin began working at Northrop Grumman, focusing on stealth aviation technology. Later, Kevin founded Ampaire Inc., a company that makes hybrid-electric aircraft

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Timeless Voices: Franklin Sykes 49:36

Timeless Voices: Franklin Sykes

May 19, 2021 65 Views 49:36

Franklin Sykes, EAA 293292, served in the U.S. Army in the 1950s before becoming a mechanical engineer and working at places such as Convair and Pratt & Whitney — using his engineering skills on both the Apollo and space shuttle programs.

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Timeless Voices: Mike Melvill 01:09:22

Timeless Voices: Mike Melvill

May 11, 2021 319 Views 01:09:22

Mike Melvill, EAA Lifetime 53387, was Scaled Composites’ lead test pilot for many years and in 2004 became the world’s first commercial astronaut, piloting SpaceShipOne on its first flight past the edge of space.

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Timeless Voices: Wally Funk 53:25

Timeless Voices: Wally Funk

December 09, 2020 39 Views 53:25

Mary "Wally" Funk became the first female air safety investigator, first female civilian flight instructor, and was one of the Mercury 13 women who trained for the possibility of space flight.

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Timeless Voices: Steffi Valkov 35:35

Timeless Voices: Steffi Valkov

December 09, 2020 278 Views 35:35

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Timeless Voices: Robert Hoot Gibson 50:41

Timeless Voices: Robert Hoot Gibson

December 09, 2020 298 Views 50:41

"Hoot" has served as a naval aviator, test pilot, engineer, and astronaut in the shuttle program. He also is a regular at the Reno Air Races.

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Timeless Voices: Joe Engle 01:03:48

Timeless Voices: Joe Engle

December 09, 2020 253 Views 01:03:48

General Joe Engle is an astronaut who has his roots in homebuilding. His career spans the X-15, Apollo, and the Space Shuttle missions.

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Timeless Voices: Jeanie Engle 23:24

Timeless Voices: Jeanie Engle

December 08, 2020 35 Views 23:24

Jeanie Engle started out her NASA career as an intern and worked her way up to one of the most prestigious positions at NASA headquarters.

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Timeless Voices: Gene Kranz 37:06

Timeless Voices: Gene Kranz

December 08, 2020 57 Views 37:06

Gene Kranz is perhaps the most well known figure of Mission Control. His handling of some of NASA's most difficult and demanding situations has earned him a place in the history books.

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Timeless Voices: Frank Borman 18:45

Timeless Voices: Frank Borman

December 08, 2020 49 Views 18:45

Col. Frank Borman is one of this nation's pioneer astronauts. The missions he was a part of paved the way to the moon landings.

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Timeless Voices: Bradley Flick 52:41

Timeless Voices: Bradley Flick

December 08, 2020 45 Views 52:41

Bradley Flick is the Director for Research and Engineering at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

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Timeless Voices: Clayton Turner 44:48

Timeless Voices: Clayton Turner

November 24, 2020 74 Views 44:48

Clayton Turner is the director of NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, leading a group of NASA scientists and engineers that perform advanced aeronautical and aerospace research for the agency.

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Timeless Voices: Jay Apt 27:08

Timeless Voices: Jay Apt

September 30, 2020 117 Views 27:08

Jay Apt is a Ph.D. physicist and NASA astronaut that flew on four space shuttle missions from 1991 to 1996. During STS-79 in 1996, Jay visited the Russian Mir space station.

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Timeless Voices: Wally Funk 29:16

Timeless Voices: Wally Funk

July 18, 2020 113 Views 29:16

Wally Funk is a woman who accomplished many firsts. She was one of the Mercury 13, which investigated if women could serve as astronauts.

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Timeless Voices - Mike Melvill 01:01:58

Timeless Voices - Mike Melvill

July 13, 2011 2,461 Views 01:01:58

Mike Melvill first met Burt Rutan at Oshkosh in 1971 when he purchased plans for a Rutan VariViggen. He and his wife Sally moved to Mojave in 1978 and began working for Burt, first at the Rutan Aircraft Factory and later at Scaled Composites.

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Timeless Voices - Richard Manley 24:42

Timeless Voices - Richard Manley

July 23, 2009 85 Views 24:42

Richard Manley worked at North American Aviation from 1962 to 1970. He was a test technician on inertial guidance systems for the first three years before joining the Space Division and working on the Apollo space capsules.

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Timeless Voices - Frank Borman 56:33

Timeless Voices - Frank Borman

December 21, 2008 1,317 Views 56:33

Col. Frank Borman was an Air Force fighter pilot, test pilot, and then astronaut. He would fly on Gemini and Apollo missions and would serve as mission commander on the famous and historic Apollo 8 mission around the moon in 1968.

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