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Milton Orville Thompson (usually referred to as Milt Thompson) (4 May 1926 – 6 August 1993) was a NASA research pilot who was selected as an astronaut for the United States Air Force X-20 Dyna-Soar program in April 1960. After the Dyna-Soar program was cancelled on 10 December 1963, he remained a NASA research pilot, and went on to fly the X-15 rocket plane. He became Chief Engineer and Director of Research Projects during a long career at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.

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  • Milton Orville Thompson (usually referred to as Milt Thompson) (4 May 1926 – 6 August 1993) was a NASA research pilot who was selected as an astronaut for the United States Air Force X-20 Dyna-Soar program in April 1960. After the Dyna-Soar program was cancelled on 10 December 1963, he remained a NASA research pilot, and went on to fly the X-15 rocket plane. He became Chief Engineer and Director of Research Projects during a long career at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.
  • Milton Orville Thompson (May 4, 1926 – August 6, 1993), (Lt Cmdr, USNR), better known as Milt Thompson, was an American naval officer and aviator, engineer, and NASA research pilot who was selected as an astronaut for the United States Air Force X-20 Dyna-Soar program in April 1960. After the Dyna-Soar program was cancelled on 10 December 1963, he remained a NASA research pilot, and went on to fly the X-15 rocket plane. He became Chief Engineer and Director of Research Projects during a long career at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.
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Birth Date
  • 1926-05-04(xsd:date)
death place
  • Lancaster, California, U.S.
Status
  • Deceased
Name
  • Milton O. Thompson
Type
  • USAF / NASA Test Pilot
  • USAF/NASA Test Pilot
Insignia
  • 30(xsd:integer)
Other Names
  • Milton Orville Thompson
Alma mater
  • University of Washington, B.S. 1953
Birth Place
date death
  • 1993-08-06(xsd:date)
Awards
  • 20(xsd:integer)
death date
  • 1993-08-06(xsd:date)
Rank
Mission
Occupation
  • Naval aviator, test pilot
  • Test Pilot
Nationality
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  • Milton Orville Thompson (usually referred to as Milt Thompson) (4 May 1926 – 6 August 1993) was a NASA research pilot who was selected as an astronaut for the United States Air Force X-20 Dyna-Soar program in April 1960. After the Dyna-Soar program was cancelled on 10 December 1963, he remained a NASA research pilot, and went on to fly the X-15 rocket plane. He became Chief Engineer and Director of Research Projects during a long career at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.
  • Milton Orville Thompson (May 4, 1926 – August 6, 1993), (Lt Cmdr, USNR), better known as Milt Thompson, was an American naval officer and aviator, engineer, and NASA research pilot who was selected as an astronaut for the United States Air Force X-20 Dyna-Soar program in April 1960. After the Dyna-Soar program was cancelled on 10 December 1963, he remained a NASA research pilot, and went on to fly the X-15 rocket plane. He became Chief Engineer and Director of Research Projects during a long career at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.
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