Fifty-nine years ago to the day, 31 October 1964, Captain Theodore Cordy "Ted" Freeman, U.S.A.F., died after ejecting from his T-38 Talon, which crashed due to a bird strike; he was selected as part of N.A.S.A. Astronaut Group 3 in October 1963 & was the first member of the Astronaut Corps to perish in man's conquest of space.
The Explorers' Club, № DCCLXXX
Bonus! Space Race Song o' the Day: In Memoriam
The Phenomenauts, "Heroes" from For All Mankind (Space Cadet Mike Papa Whiskey)
Requiescat in pace.
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