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Brian O'Leary
American astronaut (1940ā2011) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brian Todd O'Leary (January 27, 1940 ā July 28, 2011)[1] was an American scientist, author, and NASA astronaut candidate. He was part of NASA Astronaut Group 6,[1] a group of scientist-astronauts chosen with the intention of training for the Apollo Applications Program.
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Born | Brian Todd O'Leary (1940-01-27)January 27, 1940 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | July 28, 2011(2011-07-28) (aged 71) |
Education | Williams College (BS) Georgetown University (MS) University of California, Berkeley (PhD) |
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Selection | NASA Astronaut Group 6 1967 |
Retirement | April 23, 1968 |
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Fields | Astronomy |
Thesis | Mars: Visible and Near Infrared Studies and the Composition of the Surface (1967) |
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