Background
Powell, Thomas Conley was born on July 23, 1946 in Oneida, Kentucky, United States. Son of Archie Roscoe and Emma Mae (Murrell) Powell.
Aerospace and astronautical engineer
Powell, Thomas Conley was born on July 23, 1946 in Oneida, Kentucky, United States. Son of Archie Roscoe and Emma Mae (Murrell) Powell.
Bachelor in Physics, Berea College, 1965; Master of Science in Engineering Science, U. Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy in Mech. Engineering, University Kentucky, 1970.
Member of faculty, U. Tennessee Space Institute, 1973-1980; research engineer, Calspan, Tullahoma, 1981-1984; research engineer, Teledyne, Huntsville, Alabama, since 1985.
Fellow British Interplanetary Society.
Married Judy Ann Teague, December 30, 1986.