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Old June 22nd 04, 09:44 PM
Mary Shafer
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On 22 Jun 2004 06:02:22 -0700, (Gene
DiGennaro) wrote:

Not to be confused with Bill Dana the X-15 driver and NASA test pilot.
Did Dana ever get astro wings for flying the X-15?


No. He was a civilian employee of NASA, not a military member of the
USAF, so he wasn't eligible. The astronaut wings were only for USAF
pilots.

Mary

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Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer