Biographies of U.S. Astronauts

White

Robert Michael

USA

Robert White

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Personal data

Birthdate:  06.07.1924
Birthplace:  New York, New York
Marital status:  married
Children:  four
Selection date:  ??.??.1960
Selection group:  X-15 1
Position:  PLT
Status:  Ret. 14.12.1962
Day of death:  17.03.2010
Place of death:  Orlando, Florida

Spaceflights

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Additional information

Major General, USAF, Ret.; Bachelor of science in electrical engineering from the University of New York, 1951; 52 combat missions during World War II and 70 combat missions in Vietnam; was selected in 1960 for X-15 Program (16 flights); March 1975 staff chief of 4th Allied Tactical Air Force, Europa, Ramstein Air Base (Germany); later living in Heidelberg, Germany; until his death he lived again in the USA.

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