Biographies of Astronaut and Cosmonaut Candidates
SaxonVernon Parker, Jr.USA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 07.08.1945 |
| Birthplace: | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | ??.??.1977, ??.??.1980 |
| Position: | PLT |
| Status: | Ret. 16.01.1978 / 29.05.1980 |
| Day of death: | 27.04.1997 |
| Place of death: | Edwards / California |
Additional information
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Colonel,
USAF;
Master of Science in Astronautical Engineering, Air Force Institute of
Technology School of Engineering, 1974; at the time of his selection assigned
at USAF Test Pilot School, Edwards
AFB,
California; semi finalist in
NASA astronaut group 8 and 9 selections; later base
vice commander Edwards AFB, California; died of
cancer. |
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