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First Australian selected to be NASA astronaut


First Australian selected to be NASA astronaut
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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 an official NASA portrait.
Credit:NASA
Born in Melbourne on March 4, 1935, Philip Chapman was the son of Colin Robison Chapman, a journalist, and his wife Phyllis (née Kenyon). When Philip was four-years-old, his father’s work drew the family to Sydney, where they lived in Mosman. About the age of eight Philip struck up a friendship with the elderly Ethel Turner, author of the children’s classic ....

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First Australian selected to be NASA astronaut

First Australian selected to be NASA astronaut
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