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Ted Freeman
Born
Theodore Cordy Freeman
(1930-02-18)February 18, 1930
Haverford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
October 31, 1964(1964-10-31) (aged 34)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery
Education
University of Delaware United States Naval Academy (BS) University of Michigan (MS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
Rank
Captain, USAF
Selection
NASA Group 3 (1963)
Theodore Cordy Freeman (February 18, 1930 – October 31, 1964), was an American aeronautical engineer, U.S. Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. Selected in the third group of NASA astronauts in 1963, he was killed a year later in the crash of a T-38 jet, marking the first fatality among the NASA Astronaut Corps. At the time of his death, he held the rank of captain.[1][2]
^"Astronaut killed in plane crash". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 1, 1964. p. 1.
^"Jet trainer crash kills astronaut". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. November 1, 1964. p. 1 – via Google News.
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