The city of Plattsburgh held a dedication for the mural, where the Anderson family was given a key to the city and led the annual Independence Day parade
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Michael P. Anderson
Michael Phillip Anderson was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut. He and his six fellow crew members were killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the craft disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. Anderson served as the payload commander and lieutenant colonel in charge of science experiments on the Columbia. He was posthumously awarded the Congres…
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science · American astronaut and scientist (1959–2003) · military officer · astronaut · physicist · aircraft pilot · also Michael P. Anderson, Michael Phillip Anderson, Anderson
Born 25 December 1959 · Died 1 February 2003 · Q318542
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“You've got to go for it, and once she had her confidence, it was as though there was nothing she could not do. To this day, she is one of the most remarkable performers I have had the privilege of working with, and I would work with her again in a second.”
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2010· 1 entry
“Amanda Tapping about Gillian Anderson”
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2004· 1 entry
Won Congressional Space Medal of Honor (2004).
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2003· 4 entries
Won NASA Distinguished Service Medal (2003).
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Died 2003-02-01.
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The shuttle was returning to Earth after a successful 16-day trip to orbit, where the crew had conducted more than 80 scientific experiments
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Anderson was inducted into the International Forest of Friendship, in Atchison, KS as part of a memorial to the Columbia astronauts
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1990· 1 entry
Earned a Master of Science degree in physics from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska
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1988· 1 entry
Published “Structural equation modeling in practice: A review and recommended two-step approach.” in Psychological Bulletin — cited 31,780 times.
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1986· 1 entry
Anderson was selected to attend Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma
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1981· 1 entry
Anderson graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in physics and astronomy from the University of Washington in Seattle
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1959· 2 entries
Born 1959-12-25.
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To Barbara and Bobbie Anderson
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