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Manned Spaceflight Engineer Program

Index Manned Spaceflight Engineer Program

The Manned Spaceflight Engineer Program was an effort by the United States Air Force to train American military personnel as payload specialists for United States Department of Defense missions on the Space Shuttle program. [1]

43 relations: Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar, Charles Edward Jones, Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center, Gary Payton (astronaut), Kathryn C. Thornton, Larry D. James, Livingston L. Holder Jr., Los Angeles Air Force Base, Manned Orbiting Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Michael Cassutt, Mission specialist, National Intelligence Medal of Achievement, National Reconnaissance Office, Open-source intelligence, Payload specialist, Polar orbit, Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, Space Shuttle program, Story Musgrave, STS-27, STS-28, STS-33, STS-36, STS-38, STS-39, STS-4, STS-44, STS-51-C, STS-51-J, STS-53, Sunnyvale, California, The New York Times, The Palm Beach Post, Titan IV, United States Air Force, United States Department of Defense, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg Air Force Base, William A. Pailes, William Broad.

Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar

The Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar ("Dynamic Soarer") was a United States Air Force (USAF) program to develop a spaceplane that could be used for a variety of military missions, including aerial reconnaissance, bombing, space rescue, satellite maintenance, and as a space interceptor to sabotage enemy satellites.

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Charles Edward Jones

Colonel Charles Edward ("Chuck") Jones (November 8, 1952 – September 11, 2001) was a United States Air Force officer, a computer programmer, and an astronaut in the USAF Manned Spaceflight Engineer Program.

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Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center

NASA's Christopher C. Kraft Jr.

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Gary Payton (astronaut)

Colonel Gary Eugene Payton, USAF, (born June 20, 1948) is an American former astronaut.

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Kathryn C. Thornton

Kathryn Ryan Cordell Thornton (born August 17, 1952 in Montgomery, Alabama) is an American scientist and a former NASA astronaut with over 975 hours in space, including 21 hours of extravehicular activity.

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Larry D. James

Lieutenant General Larry D. James, Ret.

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Livingston L. Holder Jr.

Livingston L. Holder Jr. (born 29 September 1956) was a USAF astronaut in the Manned Spaceflight Engineer Program during the mid-1980s.

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Los Angeles Air Force Base

Los Angeles Air Force Base (LAAFB) is a non-flying United States Air Force Base located in El Segundo, California.

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Manned Orbiting Laboratory

The Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL), originally referred to as the Manned Orbital Laboratory, was part of the United States Air Force's manned spaceflight program, a successor to the cancelled Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar military reconnaissance space plane project.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

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Michael Cassutt

Michael Joseph Cassutt (born April 13, 1954) is an American television producer, screenwriter, and author.

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Mission specialist

Mission specialist (MS) was a position held by certain NASA astronauts.

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National Intelligence Medal of Achievement

The National Intelligence Medal of Achievement is an award that was presented to members of the United States Intelligence Community, both civilian and military, to recognize significant acts of service to the community as a whole.

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National Reconnaissance Office

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is a member of the United States Intelligence Community and an agency of the United States Department of Defense.

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Open-source intelligence

Open-source intelligence (OSINT) is data collected from publicly available sources to be used in an intelligence context.

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Payload specialist

A payload specialist (PS) is an individual selected and trained by commercial or research organizations for flights of a specific payload on a NASA Space Shuttle mission.

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Polar orbit

A polar orbit is one in which a satellite passes above or nearly above both poles of the body being orbited (usually a planet such as the Earth, but possibly another body such as the Moon or Sun) on each revolution.

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Space Shuttle Challenger disaster

On January 28, 1986, the NASA shuttle orbiter mission STS-51-L and the tenth flight of (OV-99) broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members, which consisted of five NASA astronauts and two payload specialists.

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Space Shuttle program

The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transportation for Earth-to-orbit crew and cargo from 1981 to 2011.

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Story Musgrave

Franklin Story Musgrave, M.D. (born August 19, 1935) is an American physician and a retired NASA astronaut.

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STS-27

STS-27 was the 27th NASA Space Shuttle mission, and the third flight of Space Shuttle ''Atlantis''.

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STS-28

STS-28 was the 30th NASA Space Shuttle mission, the fourth shuttle mission dedicated to United States Department of Defense purposes, and the eighth flight of Space Shuttle ''Columbia''.

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STS-33

STS-33 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission, during which Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' deployed a payload for the United States Department of Defense (DoD).

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STS-36

STS-36 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission, during which Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'' carried a classified payload for the U.S. Department of Defense (believed to have been a Misty reconnaissance satellite) into orbit.

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STS-38

STS-38 was a Space Shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle ''Atlantis''.

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STS-39

STS-39 was the twelfth mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery.

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STS-4

STS-4 was the fourth NASA Space Shuttle mission, and also the fourth for Space Shuttle ''Columbia''.

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STS-44

STS-44 was a Space Shuttle mission using Atlantis that launched on 24 November 1991.

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STS-51-C

STS-51-C was the 15th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the third flight of Space Shuttle ''Discovery''.

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STS-51-J

STS-51-J was the 21st NASA Space Shuttle mission and the first flight of Space Shuttle ''Atlantis''.

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STS-53

STS-53 was a Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' mission in support of the United States Department of Defense.

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Sunnyvale, California

Sunnyvale is a city located in Santa Clara County, California.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The Palm Beach Post

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Titan IV

The Titan IV family (including the IVA and IVB) of rockets were used by the U.S. Air Force.

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Department of Defense

The Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD, or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government of the United States charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government concerned directly with national security and the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting amphibious operations with the United States Navy.

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United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 6

Space Launch Complex-6 (SLC-6, pronounced "Slick Six") at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California is a launch pad and support area.

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Vandenberg Air Force Base

Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base northwest of Lompoc, California.

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William A. Pailes

William Arthur Pailes (Colonel, USAF) (born June 26, 1952) was a USAF astronaut in the Manned Spaceflight Engineer Program during the mid-1980s.

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William Broad

William J. Broad (born March 7, 1951) is an American science journalist, author and a Senior Writer at The New York Times.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manned_Spaceflight_Engineer_Program

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