California Astronauts/Aviators

Astronauts

Kevin Chilton (born 1954)

• NASA Official Biography

Ellen Ochoa (born 1958)

• NASA Official Biography
• MIT

Sally Ride (born 1951)

• NASA Official Biography
• Enchanted Learning Web Site
• Lucid Cafe Library
• National Women's Hall of Fame

Aviation

Donald Douglas (18921981)) started aviation Company

• ALLSTAR
  Aeronautics Learning Laboratory for Science, Technology, and Research
• PBS: Chasing the Sun
• Boeing's Website
• Us Centennial of Flight Commission
• National Aviation Hall of Fame

Howard Hughes (1905–1976) pilot/businessman

• Famous Texans
• Howard Hughes Corporation

Allan Lockheed (1889-1969) started avaiation company

• PBS: Chasing the Sun
• Us Centennial of Flight Commision
• Aeroengineer.net
• National Aviation Hall of Fame

Malcolm Lockheed (1887-1958) started avaiation company

• PBS: Chasing the Sun
• Us Centennial of Flight Commision
• Aeroengineer.net
• Excerpt from "Beyond the Horizons: The Lockheed Story"

Glenn Martin (1886-1955) built CA's first airplane factory

• National Aviation Hall of Fame
• Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum
• US Centennial of Flight Commission

John "Jack" K. Northrop (1895-1981) started aviation company

• National Aviation Hall of Fame
• Northrop Aircraft
• "Wings of Flight: One Man's Dream "
  from Siyay Publishing
• ALLSTAR
  Aeronautics Learning Laboratory for Science, Technology, and Research

T. Claude Ryan (1898-1982) built "Spirit of St. Louis" airplane

• National Aviation Hall of Fame
• Charles Lindberg: An American Aviator
• ALLSTAR
  Aeronautics Learning Laboratory for Science, Technology, and Research
• Centennial of Flight Commission

Charles "Chuck" E. Yeager (born 1923) broke sound barrier flying a plane

• Chuck Yeager's Website
• Academy of Achievement
• NASA
• Ace Pilots
• Edwards Airforce Base