Edward C. Aldridge, Jr.
Politician
1938 –
Who is Edward C. Aldridge, Jr.?
Edward "Pete" Cleveland Aldridge Jr. has served in many top U.S. Defense Department and defense industry jobs, including as Under Secretary of the Air Force from 1981–1986, Director of the National Reconnaissance Office 1981-1988, and as the Secretary of the Air Force from 1986-1988. From 1989-1992 he was president of the Electronic Systems Company division of McDonnell Douglas, and later, CEO of The Aerospace Corporation. He was the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics from 2001-2003.
Aldridge was a payload specialist for STS-62-A, the first scheduled Space Shuttle mission from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The mission was canceled after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, and Aldridge never flew.
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- Born
- Aug 18, 1938
Houston - Also known as
- Edward Aldridge Jr.
- Education
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Texas A&M University
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on July 23, 2013
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