Background
Vaughan, Otha H. was born on July 1, 1929 in Anderson, South Carolina. Son of Otha H. and Ethel (Mayfield) Vaughan.
research scientist Aerospace engineer
Vaughan, Otha H. was born on July 1, 1929 in Anderson, South Carolina. Son of Otha H. and Ethel (Mayfield) Vaughan.
Bachelor of Science in Mech. Engineering, Clemson U., 1951; Master of Science in Mech. Engineering, Clemson U., 1959; postgraduate, U. Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, 1975-1981; postgraduate, U. Alabama, Huntsville, 1974-1975.
Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1951; advanced through grades lieutenant colonel, United States Air Force, 1972; member, Von Braun Research and Development group Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA), Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, 1956-1960; retired, United States Air Force, 1979; research engineer, charter member, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, 1960-1999; retired, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, 1999.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate). Member Air Force Association (past vice president Huntsville chapter, life), Reserve Officers Association (past president Huntsville, life), Minute Man Society Alabama, Antique Aircraft Association (life), Experimental Aircraft Association, Society Interplanetary Free Floaters (zero-gravity flights in National Aeronautics and Space Administration KC-135aircraft), Masons, Shriners, National Space Club.
Married Betty Frances McCoy. Children:Thera Virginia, Leslie, Frances.