Background
Beeker, Gregory Leon was born on July 8, 1960 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Melvin Lee and Phyllis Ann (Zinkan) Beeker.
educator air force officer Aerospace engineer
Beeker, Gregory Leon was born on July 8, 1960 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Melvin Lee and Phyllis Ann (Zinkan) Beeker.
Associate Architectural Technology, University Kentucky, 1980. Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Purdue University, 1983. Master of Science in Astronautical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 1988.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1983; advanced through grades to captain, United States Air Force, 1987; astronaut systems engineer, 6595th Shuttle Test Group, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, 1983-1987; flight test engineer, 6519th Test Squadron, Edwards Air Force Base, California, 1989-1991. Instructor physics Chapman U., Edwards Air Force Base, since 1988. Lead performance engineer/instructor United States Air Force Test Pilot School, since 1991.
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Married Mary Jane Acton, November 5, 1977. Children: Bethany Cherisse, Dustin Gregory, Brandon Gregory.