Background
Kastner, Thomas Mortimer was born on September 30, 1926 in Milwaukee. Son of Mortimer and Edith (Stendel) Kastner.
Kastner, Thomas Mortimer was born on September 30, 1926 in Milwaukee. Son of Mortimer and Edith (Stendel) Kastner.
Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy, 1949. Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, United States Naval Postgraduate School, 1956. Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, University Michigan, 1957.
Postgraduate, United States Naval War College, 1961.
Commissioned ensign, United States Navy, 1949; advanced through grades to commander, United States Navy retired, United States Navy, 1969; manager auto telemetry systems, Grumman Corporation, Bethpage, New York, 1969-1988; retired, Grumman Corporation, Bethpage, New York, 1988. Consultant Smithsonian Institute Defense Analysis, Alexandria, Virginia, since 1988, Air and Space Museum, Washington, since 1987. Lecturer aero science Virginia Military Institute, 1992.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Chairman of Commission on flight tests 1972-1975, technical act committee 1975-1978). Member Society Experimental Test Pilots.
Married Marta Helena Milida Prochazkova, September 6, 1956. Children: Helena, Katherine, Paul.