About Edgar Cortright
Edgar Maurice Cortright (July 29, 1923 – May 4, 2014) was a scientist and engineer, and senior official at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the United States. His most prominent positions during his career were Director of NASA's Langley Research Center, and Chairman of the Apollo 13 Review Board which investigated the explosion that occurred during the Apollo 13 spaceflight in 1970. == Education == Cortright was born on July 29, 1923, in Hastings, Pennsylvania, a coal mining district in the west of the state. His family moved to the Philadelphia area where he attended high school. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree followed by a Master of Science degree in aeronautical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in 1947 and 1949. At RPI, he was roommates with George Low (who went on to become NASA Administrator, and later President of RPI). He attended the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Nuclear Engineering School in 1957. Later, in 1975, he got a Doctor of Engineering degree from Rensselaer (during his time as Director at NASA Langley). He gained membership to the Stephen Van Rensselaer Society of Patroons, people who have donate $1 million or more to Rensselaer. == Family == His parents were Janet Pearsall Cortright and Edgar Maurice Cortright Sr.
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