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William Pogue, the Glossary

William Reid "Bill" Pogue (January 23, 1930 – March 3, 2014) was an American astronaut and pilot who served in the United States Air Force (USAF) as a fighter pilot and test pilot, and reached the rank of colonel.^[1]

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Aerial warfare

Aerial warfare is the use of military aircraft and other flying machines in warfare.

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Aeronautics

Aeronautics is the science or art involved with the study, design, and manufacturing of air flight-capable machines, and the techniques of operating aircraft and rockets within the atmosphere.

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Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award

The Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award (ASOUA) is one of the unit awards of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force.

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Air Medal

The Air Medal (AM) is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces.

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Aircraft pilot

An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls.

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American Astronautical Society

Formed in 1954, the American Astronautical Society (AAS) is an independent scientific and technical group in the United States dedicated to the advancement of space science and space exploration.

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Apollo 11

Apollo 11 (July 16–24, 1969) was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon.

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Apollo 13

Apollo 13 (April 1117, 1970) was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and the third meant to land on the Moon.

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Apollo 14

Apollo 14 (January 31February 9, 1971) was the eighth crewed mission in the United States Apollo program, the third to land on the Moon, and the first to land in the lunar highlands.

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Apollo 7

Apollo 7 (October 11–22, 1968) was the first crewed flight in NASA's Apollo program, and saw the resumption of human spaceflight by the agency after the fire that had killed the three Apollo 1 astronauts during a launch rehearsal test on January 27, 1967.

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Apollo command and service module

The Apollo command and service module (CSM) was one of two principal components of the United States Apollo spacecraft, used for the Apollo program, which landed astronauts on the Moon between 1969 and 1972.

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Apollo program

The Apollo program, also known as Project Apollo, was the United States human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which succeeded in preparing and landing the first men on the Moon from 1968 to 1972.

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Apollo Telescope Mount

The Apollo Telescope Mount, or ATM, was a crewed solar observatory that was a part of Skylab, the first American space station.

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Astronaut

An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek ἄστρον, meaning 'star', and ναύτης, meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member aboard a spacecraft.

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In legal discourse, an author is the creator of an original work, whether that work is in written, graphic, or recorded medium.

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Aviation

Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry.

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Bachelor of Science

A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin scientiae baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.

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Ben Bova

Benjamin William Bova (November 8, 1932November 29, 2020) was an American writer and editor.

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Boeing

The Boeing Company (or simply Boeing) is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, and missiles worldwide. William Pogue and Boeing are Collier Trophy recipients.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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Canceled Apollo missions

Several planned missions of the Apollo crewed Moon landing program of the 1960s and 1970s were canceled, for reasons which included changes in technical direction, the Apollo 1 fire, hardware delays, and budget limitations.

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Celestis

Celestis, Inc. is a company that launches cremated human remains into space, a procedure known as a space burial.

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Charles Page High School

Charles Page High School is a high school in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, United States, named after the philanthropist Charles Page.

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Choctaw

The Choctaw (Chahta) are a Native American people originally based in the Southeastern Woodlands, in what is now Alabama and Mississippi.

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Cocoa Beach, Florida

Cocoa Beach is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States.

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Collier Trophy

The Robert J. Collier Trophy is an annual aviation award administered by the U.S. National Aeronautic Association (NAA), presented to those who have made "the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the performance, efficiency, and safety of air or space vehicles, the value of which has been thoroughly demonstrated by actual use during the preceding year." Robert J. William Pogue and Collier Trophy are Collier Trophy recipients.

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Colonel (United States)

A colonel in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force, is the most senior field-grade military officer rank, immediately above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general.

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Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado Springs is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Colorado, United States.

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Commendation Medal

The Commendation Medal is a mid-level United States military decoration presented for sustained acts of heroism or meritorious service.

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De la Vaulx Medal

The De la Vaulx Medal is an aviation award presented by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), the international aviation standard setting and record-keeping body.

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Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy

The Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to an individual or group determined to have made the most impact on space activities over the past year.

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Education

Education is the transmission of knowledge, skills, and character traits and manifests in various forms.

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Edward Gibson

Edward George Gibson (born November 8, 1936) is a former NASA astronaut, pilot, engineer, and physicist. William Pogue and Edward Gibson are 1973 in spaceflight, Apollo program astronauts, Collier Trophy recipients, Recipients of the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Skylab program astronauts, Spacewalkers and United States Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees.

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Edward Givens

Edward Galen Givens Jr. (January 5, 1930 – June 6, 1967) was a United States Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. William Pogue and Edward Givens are American flight instructors, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School alumni, United States Air Force astronauts and United States Air Force officers.

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Edwards Air Force Base

Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force installation in California.

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Empire Test Pilots' School

The Empire Test Pilots' School (ETPS) is a British training school for test pilots and flight test engineers of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft at MoD Boscombe Down in Wiltshire, England.

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Extravehicular activity (EVA) is any activity done by an astronaut in outer space outside a spacecraft.

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Falcon Heavy

Falcon Heavy is a heavy-lift launch vehicle with partial reusability that can carry cargo into Earth orbit, and beyond.

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Farnborough, Hampshire

Farnborough is a town located in the Rushmoor district of Hampshire, England.

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Fédération Aéronautique Internationale

The (FAI; World Air Sports Federation) is the world governing body for air sports, and also stewards definitions regarding human spaceflight.

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Fifth Air Force

The Fifth Air Force (5 AF) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces (PACAF).

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Fighter pilot

A fighter pilot or combat pilot is a military aviator trained to engage in air-to-air combat, air-to-ground combat and sometimes electronic warfare while in the cockpit of a fighter aircraft.

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Fighter-bomber

A fighter-bomber is a fighter aircraft that has been modified, or used primarily, as a light bomber or attack aircraft.

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Five Civilized Tribes

The term Five Civilized Tribes was applied by the United States government in the early federal period of the history of the United States to the five major Native American nations in the Southeast: the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek), and Seminoles.

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Flight controller

Flight controllers are personnel who aid space flight by working in such Mission Control Centers as NASA's Mission Control Center or ESA's European Space Operations Centre.

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Flight instructor

A flight instructor is a person who teaches others to operate aircraft.

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Gerald Carr (astronaut)

Gerald Paul "Jerry" Carr (August 22, 1932August 26, 2020) was an American mechanical and aeronautical engineer, United States Marine Corps officer, naval aviator, and NASA astronaut. William Pogue and Gerald Carr (astronaut) are 1973 in spaceflight, Apollo program astronauts, Collier Trophy recipients, Recipients of the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Skylab program astronauts, Spacewalkers and United States Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees.

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Gerald Ford

Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977.

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Honorary degree

An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements.

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Houston

Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States.

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James Irwin

James Benson Irwin (March 17, 1930 – August 8, 1991) was an American astronaut, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and a United States Air Force pilot. William Pogue and James Irwin are Apollo program astronauts, Collier Trophy recipients, Recipients of the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, Recipients of the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Spacewalkers, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School alumni, United States Air Force astronauts, United States Air Force officers and United States Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees.

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Johnson Space Center

The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) is NASA's center for human spaceflight in Houston, Texas (originally named the Manned Spacecraft Center), where human spaceflight training, research, and flight control are conducted.

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Korean War

The Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea; it began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea and ceased upon an armistice on 27 July 1953.

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List of halls and walks of fame

A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or fame in their field.

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List of spaceflight records

Records and firsts in spaceflight are broadly divided into crewed and uncrewed categories.

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Major (United States)

In the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force, major is a field officer above the rank of captain and below the rank of lieutenant colonel.

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Manner of death

In many legal jurisdictions, the manner of death is a determination, typically made by the coroner, medical examiner, police, or similar officials, and recorded as a vital statistic.

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Martin Marietta

The Martin Marietta Corporation was an American company founded in 1961 through the merger of Glenn L. Martin Company and American-Marietta Corporation.

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Master of Science

A Master of Science (Magister Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree.

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Mathematics

Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes abstract objects, methods, theories and theorems that are developed and proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself.

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Ministry of Aviation

The Ministry of Aviation was a department of the United Kingdom government established in 1959.

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Mission control center

A mission control center (MCC, sometimes called a flight control center or operations center) is a facility that manages space flights, usually from the point of launch until landing or the end of the mission.

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NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. William Pogue and NASA are Collier Trophy recipients.

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NASA Astronaut Corps

The NASA Astronaut Corps is a unit of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that selects, trains, and provides astronauts as crew members for U.S. and international space missions.

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NASA Astronaut Group 5

NASA Astronaut Group 5 was a group of nineteen astronauts selected by NASA in April 1966.

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NASA Distinguished Service Medal

The NASA Distinguished Service Medal is the highest award that can be bestowed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States. William Pogue and NASA Distinguished Service Medal are Recipients of the NASA Distinguished Service Medal.

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National Defense Service Medal

The National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) is a service award of the United States Armed Forces established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953. It was awarded to every member of the U.S. Armed Forces who served during any one of four specified periods of armed conflict or national emergency from June 27, 1950 through December 31, 2022.

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Okemah, Oklahoma

Okemah is the largest city in and the county seat of Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States.

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Oklahoma

Oklahoma (Choctaw: Oklahumma) is a state in the South Central region of the United States.

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Oklahoma Baptist University

Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) is a private Baptist university in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

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Oklahoma State University–Stillwater

Oklahoma State University–Stillwater (officially Oklahoma State University; informally OSU, OK State, Oklahoma State) is a public land-grant research university in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

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Public speaking

Public speaking, also called oratory, is the act or skill of delivering speeches on a subject before a live audience.

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Ranks in the Boy Scouts of America

The advancement program for Scouts participating in the Scouts BSA program of the Boy Scouts of America is symbolized by the earning of seven ranks.

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Richard Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 37th president of the United States from 1969 to 1974.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.

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Salyut 6

Salyut 6 (Салют-6; lit. Salute 6), DOS-5, was a Soviet orbital space station, the eighth station of the Salyut programme.

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Sand Springs, Oklahoma

Sand Springs is a city in Osage, Creek and Tulsa counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

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Science Museum Oklahoma

Science Museum Oklahoma is a science museum located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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Scouts BSA

Scouts BSA (Until 2019 previously known as Boy Scouts) is the flagship program and membership level of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) for boys and girls between the ages of typically 11 and 17.

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Second lieutenant

Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces.

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Shawnee, Oklahoma

Shawnee (Shânîheki) is a city in and the county seat of Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States.

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Skylab

Skylab was the United States' first space station, launched by NASA, occupied for about 24 weeks between May 1973 and February 1974.

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Skylab 4

Skylab 4 (also SL-4 and SLM-3) was the third crewed Skylab mission and placed the third and final crew aboard the first American space station. William Pogue and Skylab 4 are 1973 in spaceflight.

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Stillwater, Oklahoma

Stillwater is the tenth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

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Teacher

A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching.

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Test pilot

A test pilot is an aircraft pilot with additional training to fly and evaluate experimental, newly produced and modified aircraft with specific maneuvers, known as flight test techniques.

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The Astronaut Monument

The Astronaut Monument is a monument commemorating the training of Apollo astronauts in northern Iceland in 1965 and 1967.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Thomas D. White

General Thomas Dresser White (August 6, 1901 – December 22, 1965) was the fourth Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force.

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Tor Books

Tor Books is the primary imprint of Tor Publishing Group (previously Tom Doherty Associates), a publishing company based in New York City.

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Tour of duty

For military personnel, a tour of duty is usually a period of time spent in combat or in a hostile environment.

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U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School

The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School (USAF TPS) is the Air Force's advanced flight training school that trains experimental test pilots, flight test engineers, and flight test navigators to carry out tests and evaluations of new aerospace weapon systems and also other aircraft of the U.S. Air Force.

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. William Pogue and United States Air Force are Collier Trophy recipients.

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United States Air Force Academy

The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is a United States service academy in El Paso County, Colorado, immediately north of Colorado Springs.

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United States Air Force Thunderbirds

The USAF Air Demonstration Squadron is the air demonstration squadron of the United States Air Force The Thunderbirds, as they are popularly known, are assigned to the 57th Wing, and are based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

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United States Astronaut Hall of Fame

The United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, located inside the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Heroes & Legends building on Merritt Island, Florida, honors American astronauts and features the world's largest collection of their personal memorabilia, focusing on those astronauts who have been inducted into the Hall. William Pogue and United States Astronaut Hall of Fame are United States Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees.

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Vladimir Komarov

Vladimir Mikhaylovich Komarov (Владимир Михайлович Комаров,; 16 March 1927 – 24 April 1967) was a Soviet test pilot, aerospace engineer, and cosmonaut.

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William R. Pogue Municipal Airport

William R. Pogue Municipal Airport, also known as Pogue Airport, is a public use airport in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Pogue

Also known as Bill Pogue, William Pogue (astronaut), William R. Pogue, William Reid Pogue.

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See also

American people who self-identify as being of Choctaw descent

Apollo program astronauts

Aviators from Oklahoma

Skylab program astronauts

United States Air Force Thunderbirds pilots

References