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Theodore Cordy Freeman
Astronaut
| Date of Birth: |
February 18, 1930 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Haverford, Pennsylvania |
| Died: |
October 31, 1964 at Ellington AF Base (Houston, Texas) |
| Cause of Death: |
T-38 crash |
| Joined NASA: |
October 17, 1963 |
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HIGHLIGHTS
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B.Sc., US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 1953
M.Sc., Aeronautical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1960
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Graduate of the USAF Experimental Test Pilot School and the USAF Aerospace Research Pilot School.
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Working as a flight test engineer and flight test instructor at Edwards AFB, California when he was selected by NASA.
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Died in the crash of his T-38 jet after a snow goose crashed through the canopy during his landing approach. He had time to eject but was too low and his parachute did not fully deploy.
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