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John Sumter Bull
Astronaut
| Date of Birth: |
September 25, 1934 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Memphis, Tennessee |
| Joined NASA: |
April 4, 1966 |
| Left NASA: |
July 16, 1968 |
| Space Flights: |
None |
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HIGHLIGHTS
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B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Rice University, 1957
M.Sc., Aeronautical Engineering, Stanford, 1971
Ph.D., Aerunautical Engineering, Stanford, 1973
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Entered active duty with the Navy in 1957, stationed at Miramar California where he flew from three separate aircraft carriers.
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Graduated from the US Naval Test Pilot School in February 1964 and was assigned to flight testing at Patuxent River, Maryland from March 1964 until selection by NASA.
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Joined NASA in 1966 but left two years later after learning he had pulmonary disease.
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Following his Ph.D. he worked at NASA's Ames research center from 1973 to 1985 as a flight test engineer.
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From 1986 until his retirement in 1989 served as the Manager for NASA research programs at Ames.
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Following retirement, provided consulting services for Aerospace research and technology.
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