Brian O'Leary
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | January 27, 1940 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | July 28, 2011 (aged 71) Vilcabamba, Ecuador |
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Other names
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Brian Todd O'Leary |
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Other occupation
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Scientist |
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Williams College, B.A. 1961 Georgetown University, M.A. 1964 UC Berkeley, Ph.D. 1967 |
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| Selection | 1967 NASA Group 6 |
| Missions | None |
| Retirement | April 23, 1968 |
Brian Todd O'Leary (January 27, 1940 – July 28, 2011) was an American scientist, author, and former NASA astronaut. He was a member of the sixth group of astronauts selected by NASA in August 1967. The members of this group of eleven were known as the scientist-astronauts, intended to train for the Apollo Applications Program—a follow-on to the Apollo program that was ultimately canceled.
O'Leary was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts on January 27, 1940, and credited a teenage visit to Washington, D.C. with inspiring the patriotism that drove his efforts to become an astronaut. Climbing the Matterhorn, running the Boston Marathon and becoming an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America were among his pre-astronautic activities. O'Leary had two children by his first wife, and was married to the artist Meredith Miller when he died. He enjoyed photography, hiking, cartooning, jazz piano and yoga.
O'Leary graduated from Belmont High School, Belmont, Massachusetts in 1957. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics from Williams College in 1961, a Master of Arts degree in Astronomy from Georgetown University in 1964, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy from the University of California, Berkeley in 1967.
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