Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr. is remembered for reaching places that the written record had not yet described.
The record lists Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr. as American astronaut.
Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr. was born at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in 1951. His recorded nationality is United States.
Modern exploration moved to the places the body cannot survive unaided: the deep ocean, the upper atmosphere and orbit, reached by engineering as much as by nerve.
He is recorded as military officer and astronaut.
What an expedition is remembered for is rarely what it set out to do.
Recognition followed: Legionnaire of Legion of Merit and Eagle Scout.
Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr. is still active, and the record of the career is not yet closed.
Achievements
- Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
- Eagle Scout
- Recorded as military officer and astronaut
