John S. Bull

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John Bull
NASA astronaut
RankLieutenant Commander, USN
SelectionNASA Group 5 (1966)
RetirementJuly 16, 1968
Scientific career
FieldsAeronautical engineering
ThesisPrecise Attitude Control of the Stanford Relativity Satellite (1973)

John Sumter Bull (September 25, 1934 – August 11, 2008), was an American

aeronautical engineer, and NASA astronaut
.

Biography

Early life and education

Bull was born on September 25, 1934, in

Aeronautical Engineering in 1971 and 1973, respectively.[1]
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In his youth, he was active in the Boy Scouts of America.[2]

Navy service

Bull joined the U.S. Navy in June 1957.

F-4 Phantom II while assigned to VF-114 at the Naval Air Station in Mirimar, California. Bull was a Navy fighter pilot with the VF-114 squadron aboard the aircraft carriers USS Ranger, USS Hancock, and USS Kitty Hawk.[1]
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Bull graduated from the

Naval Air Test Center at Patuxent River, Maryland, at the time of his astronaut selection.[1]
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He logged more than 2,100 hours flying time; 1,800 hours in jet aircraft.[3]

NASA career

Bull (sitting row, 2nd from right), with his class of 19 astronauts selected in 1966

Bull was selected in 1966 as a member of

pulmonary disease, and resigned from the astronaut corps in July 1968. Following his retirement, he received a job at NASA Ames.[1]
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After receiving his Ph.D., Bull returned to NASA and worked at the Ames Research Center from 1973 to 1985, where he conducted simulation and flight test research in advanced flight systems for both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. Around 1983, he became chief of the Aircraft Systems Branch. From 1986 until his retirement from NASA in 1989, he managed NASA-wide research programs in autonomous systems technology for space applications. He continued working with Ames as a consultant until his final retirement in 1997.[1]: 366 

Personal life

Bull was married to the former Nancy Laraine Gustafson of

Seattle, Washington, with two sons and a daughter: Jeffrey Tyler (July 27, 1965 – January 28, 1977),[7] Scott A. (born December 30, 1968) and Whitney A. (born August 1, 1971), and four grandchildren.[3]

Illness and death

Bull died on August 11, 2008, at the age of 73 in South Lake Tahoe, California, due to complications related to long-term asthma.[1]: 367 

Organizations

Bull was a member of the

American Helicopter Society, and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Shayler, David; Burgess, Colin (June 18, 2017). The Last of NASA's Original Pilot Astronauts: Expanding the Space Frontier in the Late Sixties. Springer.
  2. ^ "Scouting and Space Exploration" (PDF). Boy Scouts of America. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Biographical Data: John Sumter Bull (Ph.D) NASA Astronaut (deceased)" (PDF). NASA. December 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  4. ^ Thompson, Ronald (April 5, 1966). "19 New Spacemen Are Named". The High Point Enterprise. High Point, North Carolina. p. 2A – via Newspapers.com.
  5. OCLC 23818
    . NASA SP-4009. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  6. ^ "John S. Bull, former NASA astronaut, dies". collectSPACE.com. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  7. ISBN 978-1496206756
    .

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