NASA Test Pilot/One of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force and NASA. He was also selected for participation in the X-20 Dyna - Soar program
Original "Operation Paperclip" Wernhervon Braun rocket scientist team born August 5, 1912. Deputy Manager of Saturn rocket program, rec'd NASA Exceptional Service Medal for successfully initiating development of the Saturn V rocket
Mathematician, data analyst, and aeronautical engineer who devoted much of her 40-year career in aerodynamics at NASA researching supersonic flight and sonic booms. She is also featured in the book Hidden Figures
Boeing Company engineer, born 1937. Worked on the Lunar Orbiter, mapping the moon for the Apollo program. Worked at a Madrid, Spain tracking station where he helped receive the first ever photo of the earth taken from the moon
American astronomer who is best known as one of the pioneers in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, including the founding of SETI, mounting the first attempts at detecting extraterrestrial communications in 1961
a former cosmonaut who made five flights: Soyuz 27,Soyuz 39, Soyuz T-6, Soyuz T-12 and Soyuz T-13.
In all he had spent 145 days, 15 hours and 56 minutes in space over these five missions