United States Air Force Vice Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Charles “Charlie” Moss Duke, Jr., former Apollo program astronaut, participates in a memorial service honoring the life and legacy of Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Charles “Chuck” Yeager, in Charleston, West Virginia, Jan. 15, 2021. Yeager was a renowned aviator and test pilot, becoming the first human to officially break the sound barrier on Oct. 14, 1947 when he flew the experimental Bell X-1 at more than Mach 1. Among his many honorariums, Yeager was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame, the International Air & Space Hall of Fame, the Internati
United States Air Force Vice Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Charles “Charlie” Moss Duke, Jr., former Apollo program astronaut, participates in a memorial service honoring the life and legacy of Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Charles “Chuck” Yeager, in Charleston, West Virginia, Jan. 15, 2021. Yeager was a renowned aviator and test pilot, becoming the first human to officially break the sound barrier on Oct. 14, 1947 when he flew the experimental Bell X-1 at more than Mach 1. Among his many honorariums, Yeager was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame, the International Air & Space Hall of Fame, the International Space Hall of Fame, and was awarded the Congressional Silver Medal. Yeager died the evening of Dec. 7, 2020 at the age of 97.
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