Pam Melroy
Not exactly a household name, but..
- Air Force Colonel
- Flew combat in Just Cause (Panama) and Desert Shield/Desert Storm.. I THINK she flew AC-130s in Iraq but I can't remember for sure, just seem to remember it was a low, slow-flying gunship
- Air force test pilot
- NASA shuttle pilot
- Second ever female NASA shuttle mission commander
I got to see her launch back in October 2007 from the closest outdoor viewing platform, the family got an invite
I'm also a descendant of TWO American Revolution generals (one on each side of the war, interestingly, one a direct descendant and the other some kind of great-great-great....-great uncle), and I have a direct ancestor in the original founding Jamestown colony.
EDIT: Pam's wikipedia page - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pam_Melroy
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