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Thompson, Milton Orville was born on May 4, 1926 in Crookston, Minnesota, United States. Son of Peter and Alma Teresa (Evenson) Thompson.
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At the Edge of Space: The X-15 Flight Program (Paperback) - Common
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On the Causes of the Success of the English Revolution of 1640-1688: A Discourse Designed as an Introduction to the History of the Reign of Charles the First
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At the Edge of Space: The X-15 Flight Program
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In At the Edge of Space, Milton O. Thompson tells the dramatic story of one of the most successful research aircraft ever flown. The first full-length account of the X-15 program, the book profiles the twelve test pilots (Neil Armstrong, Joe Engle, Scott Crossfield, and the author among them) chosen for the program. Thompson has translated a highly technical subject into readable accounts of each pilot's participation, including many heroic and humorous anecdotes and highlighting the pilots' careers after the program ended in 1968.
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Milton Orville Thompson
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Milton Orville Thompson, American aeronautical engineer. First to fly lifting body entry vehicle. Recipient Octave Chanute award American Institute Aeronautics an Astronautics, 1967, Distinguished Service medal National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1978, Exceptional Service medal, 1981, Outstanding Leadership medal, 1988; named Elder Statesman of Aviation National Aeronautical Association, 1990.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, U. Washington, 1953; postgraduate, University of Southern California, 1956-1959.
Career
Associate engineer, Boeing Company, Seattle, 1953-1955; research pilot, X-15 rocket air plane pilot, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Edwards, California, 1956-1966; assistant director research, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1967-1972; director research projects, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1972-1974; chief engineer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1974-1978; associate director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Dryden Flight Research Center, since 1978.
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At the Edge of Space: The X-15 Flight Program (Paperback) - Common
(On the Causes of the Success of the English Revolution of...)
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At the Edge of Space: The X-15 Flight Program by Milton O. Thompson Smithsonian Books, 2003 (Paperback) Paperback
(At the Edge of Space: The X-15 Flight Program by Milton O...)
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At the Edge of Space: The X-15 Flight Program
(In At the Edge of Space, Milton O. Thompson tells the dra...)
- At the Edge of Space: The X-15 Flight Program by Milton O. Thompson (2003-02-17)
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At the Edge of Space: The X-15 Flight Program (Paperback) - Common
Membership
Naval aviator United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1949. Member Society Experimental Test Pilots (Ivan C. Kinchloe award 1966), United States Government Senior Executive Service (charter).
Connections
Married Therese Mary Beytebiere, June 25, 1949. Children: Eric P., Milton Orville, Brett, Peter K., Kye C.
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Recipient Octave Chanute award American Institute Aeronautics an Astronautics, 1967, Distinguished Service medal National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1978, Exceptional Service medal, 1981, Outstanding Leadership medal, 1988. Named Elder Statesman of Aviation National Aeronautical Association, 1990.Recipient Octave Chanute award American Institute Aeronautics an Astronautics, 1967, Distinguished Service medal National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1978, Exceptional Service medal, 1981, Outstanding Leadership medal, 1988. Named Elder Statesman of Aviation National Aeronautical Association, 1990.