Edgar D. Mitchell
Lunar Module pilot for the Apollo 14 lunar-landing mission. Edgar “Ed” Mitchell was the Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 14, the third lunar landing mission launched January 31, 1971. During […]
George Melies
This French filmmaker was a pioneer in the early days of cinema. He created what many regard as the first science fiction (silent) film, 1902’s A Trip to the Moon; […]
James A. McDivitt
Commanded Apollo 9, the third manned Apollo mission. James A. McDivitt was born on June 10, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Central High School in Kalamazoo, Michigan and […]
Clifton M. McClure
Clifton M. “Demi” McClure was born on November 8, 1932, in Anderson, South Carolina. A graduate of Anderson High School, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Materials Engineering […]
Bruce McCandless II
Bruce McCandless II was born June 8, 1937, in Boston, Massachusetts. His father was Rear Admiral Bruce McCandless, who won the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism during the […]
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Command Module pilot on the Apollo 16 lunar-landing mission. Thomas “Ken” Mattingly was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 17, 1936. After his family moved to Florida, he attended elementary […]
David F. Martyn
Developed the theory of the interaction of radio waves. David Forbes Martyn was born on June 27, 1906, in Cambuslang, Scotland, the son of Dr. Somerville Martyn. He attended Plymouth […]
Musa K. Manarov
Musa (Musakhi) Kharimovich Manarov was born on March 22, 1951, in Baku, USSR, in what is now the independent nation of Azerbaijan. He is a Lakets, one of the many […]
Frank J. Malina
Frank Joseph Malina was born in Brenham, Texas on October 2, 1912, the son of Czech immigrants. From 1920 to 1925, the family returned to Czechoslovakia, but in the interests […]
Shannon W. Lucid
Shannon Lucid was born on January 14, 1943, in Shanghai, China, but considers Bethany, Oklahoma, her hometown. The daughter of missionaries, she was born as a captive along with her […]