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Blaha, John E., 1942-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1942-

Biographical Information

John E. Blatha graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1965 with a Bachelor of Science in engineering science and a Master of Science in astronautical engineering from Purdue University in 1966. He took part in five space missions on both the Space Shuttle and Mir. Because of his mission on Mir during the 1996 U.S. election, Blatha was unable to vote. Texas amended their election statutes to allow voting from space because of Blatha's situation.

Citation:
"John E. Blatha." Wikipedia.org. Accessed on November 20, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_E._Blaha

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 6
Scope and Contents The Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers document the extensive Air Force and NASA career of Roy D. Bridges Jr.The papers include but are not limited to, artifacts, audio visual material, awards, books, briefs and records, certificates, clippings, clothing, correspondence, diaries, documents, flight logs, flight checklists and data files, along with Bridges' pilot kneeboard notes, medals, mementos, papers, photographs, scrapbooks, textbooks, research papers, and working paper...
Dates: 1950 - 2013

Purdue University Astronauts collection, addition 01

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2025-060

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