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Robert C. Duncan
Pages 96-101

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From page 97...
... for graduate studies. His academic work was conducted primarily in the Department of Aeronautical Engineering, now the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, from which he received degrees at the master's and doctoral levels.
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From page 98...
... Based on his experience as a pilot, he was a strong advocate for manned space flight. He said in his thesis, "the trained human being has the capacity to analyze problems never before encountered, and there is much expert opinion to substantiate the belief that he can exercise this function to a useful extent even at reentry velocities." He went on to discuss the operational phases of reentry and the guidance parameters for orbital flight, as well as the physical characteristics of the solar system, emphasizing the moon and nearby planets.
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... He was also a trustee of the Forsyth Dental Center (Boston) , a member of the Industrial and Professional Advisory Council of Pennsylvania State University, and a member of the Air Force Science Advisory Board.
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... Cliff had a positive influence on countless young men's lives as Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 157 in Weston, Massachusetts. Himself an excellent shortstop up through his Naval Academy days, Cliff became an avid Red Sox fan during the Impossible Dream season of 1967.
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