Philip K. Chapman
American astronaut (1935–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Philip Kenyon Chapman (5 March 1935 – 5 April 2021) was the first Australian-born American astronaut, serving for about five years in NASA Astronaut Group 6 (1967).
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Philip Chapman | |
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Born | Philip Kenyon Chapman (1935-03-05)March 5, 1935 |
Died | April 5, 2021(2021-04-05) (aged 86) Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
Nationality | Australian American |
Education | Sydney University (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, ScD) |
Space career | |
NASA astronaut | |
Selection | NASA Group 6 (1967) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Thesis | Theoretical Foundations of Gravitational Experiments in Space (1967) |
Doctoral advisors | Steven Weinberg Rainer Weiss |
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