Curtis Brown graduated from East Bladen High School in Elizabethtown, North Carolina in 1974 and received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the United States Air Force Academy in 1978.
11 Facts About Curtis Brown
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Curtis Brown is a member of the United States Air Force Association, the United States Air Force Academy Association of Graduates, and the Experimental Aircraft Association.
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Curtis Brown was commissioned a Second Lieutenant at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1978, and completed Undergraduate Pilot Training at Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, Texas.
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Curtis Brown graduated in July 1979 and was assigned to fly A-10 aircraft at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, South Carolina, arriving there in January 1980 after completing A-10 training at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
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Curtis Brown has logged over 6,000 hours flight time in jet aircraft.
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Curtis Brown was the pilot on STS-47 in 1992, STS-66 in 1994 and STS-77 in 1996, and was spacecraft commander on STS-85 in 1997, STS-95 in 1998, and STS-103 in 1999.
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Curtis Brown served as pilot for the third time during STS-77 aboard the Endeavour.
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Curtis Brown flew in space for the fifth time during STS-95 as commander aboard the Discovery.
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Curtis Brown left NASA in May 2000 and became an airline pilot for American Airlines and later Sun Country Airlines.
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Curtis Brown was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame in April 2013.
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Curtis Brown is currently the chairman of the board of the directors of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.