First Australian selected to be NASA astronaut
First Australian selected to be NASA astronaut Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Kerrie Dougherty Save Normal text size Philip Chapman 1935-2021 Some people know from an early age what they want to do in life. Philip Kenyon Chapman was one of those, turning his childhood fascination with space exploration into reality when, in 1967, he became the first Australian-born person to be selected as a NASA astronaut. Astronaut Philip Chapman in...
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