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- William Reid "Bill" Pogue (January 23, 1930 – March 3, 2014) was an American astronaut and pilot who served in the United States Air Force (USAF) as a fighter pilot and test pilot, and reached the rank of colonel. He was also a teacher, public speaker and author.
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William Reid "Bill" Pogue (January 23, 1930 – March 3, 2014) was an American astronaut and pilot who served in the United States Air Force (USAF) as a fighter pilot and test pilot, and reached the rank of colonel.
William R. Pogue was the pilot of a record-setting American mission in space, and one of the very few astronauts ever to go on strike — while in orbit — to demand more time for...
Jul 5, 2024 · American astronaut William Pogue made horological history during his 84 days orbiting Earth. By wearing his Seiko 6139 for the Skylab 4 mission between November 16 1973 and February 8 1974, he...
Mar 12, 2014 · William Pogue was an astronaut whose openness and candor subverted the traditional image of the stoic NASA hero. Pogue favored a regular-guy approach.
Mar 22, 2014 · Bill Pogue may be best known as an astronaut who served on America’s Skylab space station and author of the book he titled with the perennial question astronauts are asked to answer, How Do You Go to the Bathroom in Space? Bill Pogue wrote books on this and other curious questions about spaceflight.
Nov 16, 2020 · On the 47th anniversary of the launch of the Skylab 4 crew of Gerald P. “Jerry” Carr, Edward G. Gibson, and William R. Pogue, it seems appropriate to revisit the origins of the story and determine its validity.
Mar 14, 2014 · NASA. On March 3, William R. Pogue died in Cocoa Beach, Fla., at the age of 84. An Air Force pilot and astronaut, Pogue was never a household name — but I think he deserved to be.
