Ted Freeman

Astronaut

Birthday February 18, 1930

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Pennsylvania

DEATH DATE Oct 31, 1964 (34)

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About

NASA astronaut whose death during training was the first fatality in the American astronaut corps.

Before Fame

He was a test pilot.

Trivia

He was killed when a bird flew into the engine of the training jet he was piloting, causing the engine to fail and the plane to crash.

Family Life

He was married to Faith Clark and had one child.

Associated With

Unlike Neil Armstrong, he never got to visit space.