Theodore Freeman
| Theodore C. Freeman | |
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
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February 18, 1930 Haverford, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 31, 1964 (aged 34) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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Other names
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Theodore Cordy Freeman |
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Other occupation
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Test pilot |
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University of Delaware USNA, B.S. 1953 UMich, M.S. 1960 |
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| Rank | Captain, USAF |
| Selection | 1963 NASA Group 3 |
| Missions | None |
Theodore Cordy "Ted" Freeman (February 18, 1930 – October 31, 1964), (Capt, USAF), was an American aeronautical engineer, U.S. Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. He was killed in the crash of a T-38 jet, marking the first fatality among the NASA Astronaut Corps.
Freeman was born on February 18, 1930, in Haverford, Pennsylvania, and completed his secondary education in 1948. He attended the University of Delaware at Newark for one year, then entered the United States Naval Academy and graduated in 1953 with a Bachelor of Science degree. In 1960, he received a Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Michigan.
He was a Boy Scout and he earned the rank of First Class.
He took flight training at Hondo Air Force Base and Bryan Air Force Base, Texas and at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, getting his pilot wings in February 1955, shortly after being promoted to First Lieutenant. He then served in the Pacific and at George Air Force Base, California. He was promoted to Captain while pursuing his master's degree at the University of Michigan and then went to Edwards Air Force Base, California, in February 1960 as an aerospace engineer.
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