Background
Buckbee, Edward O'Dell was born on September 15, 1936 in Cumberland, Maryland, United States. Son of Noah O'Dell and Jessie Taylor (Dixon) Buckbee.
Buckbee, Edward O'Dell was born on September 15, 1936 in Cumberland, Maryland, United States. Son of Noah O'Dell and Jessie Taylor (Dixon) Buckbee.
Student, Potomac State College, 1956; Bachelor of Science in Journalism, West Virginia University, 1958.
Reporter, Hamshire Review, Romney, West Virginia, 1954-1959; reporter, Cumberland Times, 1954-1959; reporter, Washington Post, 1954-1959; information specialist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, 1961-1968; executive director, Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, Alabama, since 1968. Numerous television appearances. Founder/creater United States Space Camp.
Member advisory committee Huntsville Convention and Visitors Bureau. Member Governor's Committee on Tourism, Alabama Travel Council, Alabama Tourism and Travel Advisory Board Served to 1st lieutenant United States Army, 1959-1961. Member Alabama Mountain Lakes Association, British Interplanetary Society, Military Honorary Society, Journalism Honorary Society, Phi Kappa Omega (past president) Clubs: Huntsville Press.
Married Lois Gayle Colbert. Children— Jana, Jill, Jackie.