Subj : Astronauts and Space Notables
To   : All
From : Mike Dippel
Date : Wed Aug 27 2025 18:46:46

In memory of the recently deceased astronaut, Jim Lovell, this weeks focus in on 
astronauts.  Per wikitree.com I am:

17 degrees from Jim Lovell
17 degrees from Buzz Aldrin
19 degrees from Guion Bluford
26 degrees from Frank Borman
18 degrees from Dwight Eisenhower
19 degrees from Chris Hadfield
21 degrees from Homer Hickam
20 degrees from Katherine Johnson
22 degrees from Johannes Kepler
33 degrees from Ronald McNair
19 degrees from Eleanor Pressly
22 degrees from Peggy Whitson

More info about them:
Buzz Aldrin, crew member on Apollo 11, which landed on the moon.

Guion Bluford, Jr., the first African-American in space.

Frank Borman, commander and crewmate of Jim Lovell on Apollo 8.

Dwight D. Eisenhower, US President who helped establish the US space program.

Chris Hadfield, Canadian astronaut famous for his musical moments while upon the 
International Space Station.

Homer Hickam, author (October Sky), Vietnam War veteran, and a former NASA 
engineer who trained the first Japanese astronauts.

Katherine Johnson, physicist, aerospace technologist, and mathematician whose 
calculations as a human computer were an essential component of the success of US 
space programs.

Johannes Kepler, established the "laws of planetary motion" which influenced others in 
the astronomy field.

Jim Lovell, crew member on Apollo 8.

Ronald McNair, astronaut killed in the Challenger accident.

Eleanor Pressly, physicist known as "Miss Rocketeer" throughout the space industry in 
the early 1950's & 60's.

Peggy Whitson, part of the Endeavor crew and Chief of the Astronaut office.

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I have some ancestors that were actors, architects, astronauts, Afro-American, 
bank robbers, boxers, comedians, detectives, pro hockey players,  singers and
musicians, painters, physicians, politicians, poets, popes, writers.  I guess that 
I am a collection of all of them, as we ALL are.

https://www.wikitree.com helps me gather this information with their weekly 
newsletters.

If you would like to find your connections to famous people, you can start by 
giving me some basic information by going to:

https://www.hobbyline.com/genealogy_web_design.htm
and click on the 'Request Form' link.

I have researched the ancestry for many persons interested in their family history, 
and I would love to see how WE are related.

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