Celebrating Aerospace Pioneers
The Cal Poly Aerospace Engineering Department would like to celebrate the contributions of people in the field of aerospace engineering. We will look back on their accomplishments and look toward what will be achieved in the future.
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Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin is a former astronaut and fighter pilot. He was one of the first two people to land on the Moon and is the last surviving crew member of Apollo 11.
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Glenn Curtiss
Glenn Curtiss was an American aviation pioneer. He is considered a founder of the U.S. aircraft industry.
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Hilda Lyon
Hilda Lyon was a British engineer who invented the "Lyon Shape", a streamlined design used for airships and submarines.
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Mary Sherman Morgan
Mary Sherman Morgan designed the rocket fuel Hydyne that enabled the launch of the Jupiter-C rocket, putting the US into space.
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The Mercury 13
The Mercury 13 were thirteen US women who successfully underwent the same screening tests as the astronauts selected by NASA.
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Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer. He was the first person to walk on the Moon.
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The Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen were the first Black military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps, a precursor of the U.S. Air Force.
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The Wright Brothers
The Wright brothers were two pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful motor-operated airplane.
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