The Calculated Path

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1. 1918

   Born in West Virginia

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2. Early years

   Advanced Quickly

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3. 1937

   Graduated with Highest Honors

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4. 1939

   Integrating Graduate School

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5. 1953

   Joined NACA at Langley

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6. 1957–58

   Sputnik Era

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7. 1960

   Coauthored Orbital Report

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8. 1961

   Freedom 7 Trajectory

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9. 1962

   Friendship 7 Verified by Hand

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10. Apollo era

    Lunar Rendezvous Math

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11. Later career

    Shuttle & Landsat

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12. 1986

    Retired from NASA

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13. 2015

    Presidential Medal of Freedom

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14. 2020

    Passed at Age 101

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