Milton Orville Thompson
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This article is about the astronaut. For the baseball player, see Milt Thompson (baseball).
Milton Orville Thompson (May 4, 1926 – August 6, 1993), (Lt Cmdr, USNR), better known as Milt Thompson, was an American naval officer, aviator, engineer, and NASA research pilot. He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the United States Air Force and NASA.
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Born | Milton Orville Thompson (1926-05-04)May 4, 1926 Crookston, Minnesota, U.S. |
Died | August 6, 1993(1993-08-06) (aged 67) Lancaster, California, U.S. |
Other names | Milt Thompson |
Alma mater | University of Washington (BS, 1953) |
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Awards | NASA Distinguished Service Medal |
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USAF / NASA Test pilot | |
Rank | Lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve |
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Following his involvement with the X-15 program, Thompson became Chief Engineer and Director of Research Projects at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.