Astronomy:Thomas Baron
Thomas Baron | |
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| Born | Thomas Ronald Baron c.1938 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | April 27, 1967 (aged 28–29) Mims, Florida, United States |
| Occupation | quality control and safety inspector |
| Known for | 169-page report critical of safety standards at North American Aviation |
Notable work | 275-page report on NASA safety protocol violations after Apollo 1 fire |
Thomas Ronald "Tom" Baron (
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When used in date ranges, circa is applied before each approximate date, while dates without circa immediately preceding them are generally assumed to be known with certainty.
Examples
- 1732–1799: Both years are known precisely.
- c. 1732 – 1799: The beginning year is approximate; the end year is known precisely.
- 1732 – c. 1799: The beginning year is known precisely; the end year is approximate.
- c. 1732 – c. 1799: Both years are approximate.
See also
- Floruit
References
- ↑ "circa". Dictionary.com. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/circa.
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1938 – April 27, 1967)[1] was a quality control and safety inspector for North American Aviation (NAA), when NAA was the primary contractor to build the Apollo command module.[2]
Early life and education
Baron was born in or around 1938, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.[3] He attended Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.[3]
Career
Baron initially enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, where he was stationed at Eglin Air Force Base in Okaloosa County, Florida.[3] He was later hired as a quality control inspector with North American Aviation, the prime NASA contractor for construction of the Apollo spaceship.[3]
Whistleblower report
Baron compiled a 169-page report critical of safety standards at North American Aviation, and leaked his report to the media.[4] After NAA learned of this, they fired him.
After the Apollo 1 fire, Baron wrote a 275-page report on NASA safety protocol violations, which he gave to Rep. Olin E. Teague's investigation at Cape Kennedy in Florida, on April 21, 1967.[5]
The chairman of the NASA Oversight Committee claimed that Baron had made a valuable contribution to the Apollo fire probe, but that he had been "overzealous".[6]
Death
Six days after his testimony, Baron died instantly, along with his wife and stepdaughter, when a train crashed into their car near their home in Mims, Florida.[1][7][8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Garber, Steve (January 27, 2010). "Chapter 9". Apollo-1 (204). NASA. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Apollo204/foot.html. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Source Notes: Chapter 18: The Fire That Seared the Spaceport". NASA. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/pao/History/SP-4204/notes18.html. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "3 in Ex-Bethlehem Family Killed". The Morning Call. 30 April 1967. https://www.newspapers.com/image/281068426/?terms=%22thomas%2Br%2Bbaron%22. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ↑ "Report of Apollo 204 Review Board". NASA. https://history.nasa.gov/Apollo204/appendices/AppendixGpt2.pdf. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ↑ "Report of Apollo 204 Review Board". NASA. https://history.nasa.gov/Apollo204/appendices/AppendixGpt2.pdf. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ↑ Daytona Beach Morning Journal, May 4, 1967.
- ↑ "Baron Report (1965-1966)". history.nasa.gov. https://history.nasa.gov/Apollo204/barron.html. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ↑ "Shuttle Workers Say They Are Afraid to Talk About Challenger", Orlando Sentinel, July 23, 2021
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