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Topic: Most exemplary career after being an astronaut
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music_space
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From: Canada
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 06-03-2011 11:42 AM
   
Taking after a corollary quest asked on a similar post, which astronaut, in your opinion, had the most exemplary career after resigning his-her astronaut position? |
onesmallstep
Member Posts: 1310
From: Staten Island, New York USA
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 06-03-2011 04:38 PM
Off the top of my head, I would say former shuttle astronaut David Hilmers, although saying '..the most exemplary career..' is subjective. First a Marine flight officer; then a Shuttle astronaut; then attending med school to begin a third(!) career as a doctor specializing in Pediatrics at the Baylor School of Medicine-that's impressive! |
Byeman
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posted 06-03-2011 05:25 PM
Huh" Dick Truly
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Cozmosis22
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From: Texas * Earth
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 06-03-2011 06:33 PM
For staying in the field of space exploration... from shuttle astronaut to NASA Administrator... Charlie Bolden. |
brianjbradley
Member Posts: 114
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 06-03-2011 11:48 PM
What about Susan Helms? She has had incredible accolades in the Air Force. After NASA, the sky was not the limit. |
LM-12
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From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 06-04-2011 08:54 AM
I think Buzz Aldrin should be included on that list for remaining in the public spotlight over the past few decades to promote future manned spaceflight programs. |
MarylandSpace
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posted 06-04-2011 09:55 AM
I like the Southwest Airlines pilot who continued his passion and expertise with flying. |
alanh_7
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From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 06-04-2011 10:03 AM
Again depending on the defanition of exemplary. I think one could make a case for Bill Anders. Highlights include: - Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Counsel
- Chairman of Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- VP GE Nuclear Energy Division
- General Manager GE Aircraft Equipment Division
- Executive VP Textron
- CEO and Vice Chairman of General Dynamics
A pretty impressive resume. |
ea757grrl
Member Posts: 729
From: South Carolina
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 06-04-2011 10:33 AM
There are many, and I feel bad singling these out because so many have gone on to distinguish themselves, but I think of these:Pete Conrad and Bill Anders becoming aerospace/technology executives. Frank Borman as CEO of Eastern Air Lines, (though that one didn't end so well). Hoot Gibson leaving NASA and flying 737s for Southwest...while in his free time flying anything and everything else he can get his hands on. And I have a ton of respect for Jim Irwin answering to a higher calling after he left NASA. |
randy
Member Posts: 2176
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 06-04-2011 01:03 PM
I would also have to say that Charlie Bolden has had an exemplary post astronaut career. |
mjanovec
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From: Midwest, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 06-04-2011 01:34 PM
John Glenn - Over 24 years of public service in the U.S. Senate. |
billshap
Member Posts: 16
From: St. Louis, MO, USA
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 06-04-2011 07:38 PM
Kevin Chilton--made it to full general--four stars--in the Air Force. At one time considered a strong candidate for Chief of Staff and perhaps Chairman. |
carmelo
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From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 06-04-2011 08:21 PM
John Glenn. |
kr4mula
Member Posts: 642
From: Cinci, OH
Registered: Mar 2006
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posted 06-06-2011 11:21 AM
I'm taking "exemplary" to mean something along the lines of achieving somehting along the lines of the exclusivity of the astronaut corps. As much as I respect doctors (my wife is one), it's hardly a rarified field and many astronauts are already MDs. My tops would be:John Glenn: not many Senators, especially ones who had a fairly distinguished record, and one who had a legitimate shot at being president. Dick Truly: being one of the few NASA administrators. Charlie Bolden should be here, too, but I'm still bitter that he didn't give the Air Force Museum a shuttle  Kevin Chilton: as a 4-star general and head of a Major Command, he reached the pinnacle of a military man's career, short of being chief of staff. Given the number of military astronauts, he outranks them all. |
Gilbert
Member Posts: 1328
From: Carrollton, GA USA
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 06-06-2011 03:55 PM
John Glenn. A multi-term senator who with a little better timing might have become president. |
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