Philip K. Chapman
Philip Chapman | |
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Chapman in 1971 | |
| Born | Philip Kenyon Chapman March 5, 1935 |
| Died | April 5, 2021 (aged 86) Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
| Nationality | Australian American |
| Education | Sydney University (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, ScD) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Selection | NASA Group 6 (1967) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Thesis | Theoretical Foundations of Gravitational Experiments in Space (1967) |
| Doctoral advisors | Steven Weinberg Rainer Weiss |
Philip Kenyon Chapman (5 March 1935 – 5 April 2021) was the first Australian-born American astronaut, serving for about five years in NASA Astronaut Group 6 (1967).