Fred Haise, one of the 24 people to have flown to the Moon, was part of the Apollo 13 mission. He was also the test pilot for the Space Shuttle Enterprise that was used for approach and landing tests (never in space.)
William Samuel Henson b. 5-3-1812; Nottingham, England
d. 1888; Newark, New Jersey
W.S. “Mad-man” Henson, patented a “Henson Aerial Steam Carriage” in 1843, and formed the Aerial Transit Company to raise money to construct the machine. His scale models were never able to fly; the image of the flying machine were created to advertise the new possibility of air flight.
Mae Jemison, the first African American woman in space, served as a STS-47 Endeavour Mission Specialist. Jemison is also a medical doctor, and served in the Peace Corps.
Martin Johnson b. 10-9-1884; Rockford, IL (raised in Lincoln & Independence, KS)
d. 1-23-1937; Newhall, CA (commercial air crash) Osa Johnson, née Leighty b. 3-14-1894; Chanute, KS
d. 1-7-1953; NYC (heart attack)
Martin and Osa Johnson (married May 1910) are remembered for their documentary travel films which introduced exotic places to Americans in the early part of the the 20th century.
Martin Johnson began his adventures as a crew member and cook for Jack London's 1907-09 voyage across the south Pacific aboard the Snark.
In 1932 the Johnson's learned to fly and purchased two Sikorsky amphibious planes. In 1934 they flew the length of Africa filming scenes of large herds of animals. They were the first to fly over Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya.
Osa Johnson's 1940 biography I Married Adventure was a best seller.
Martin and Osa Johnson: Bringing Africa to the Silver Screen
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