Cornell College grad David Hilmers will be inducted into the 2024 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, joining more than 100 other astronauts honored in the exhibit at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
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It was 1980 and Col. David Hilmers was leading a small command of Marines in Japan when a bulletin came across his desk. NASA was hiring astronauts. With the opportunity right in front of him, he figured it was worth a shot.