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Neil Armstrong

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Historical Aviator Apollo Astronaut

10.0 Brilliant

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Vinton Cerf

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9.8 Brilliant

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Theodore von Kármán

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9.7 Brilliant

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Qian Xuesen

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9.3 Excellent

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Christopher C. Kraft Jr.

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9.3 Excellent

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John Houbolt

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9.3 Excellent

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Max Faget

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American Aerospace Historical Nasa

9.3 Excellent

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A.N. Tupolev

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9.3 Excellent

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Ralph Peck

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9.3 Excellent

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Ben Rich

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9.2 Excellent

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Robert Gilruth

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9.2 Excellent

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Elbert L. (Burt) Rutan

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9.2 Excellent

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Andrei Tupolev

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9.1 Excellent

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George Low

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9.1 Excellent

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Satish Dhawan

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9.1 Excellent

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9.1 Excellent

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Alan Mulally

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8.2 Great

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Judith Resnik

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7.4 Good

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Kalpana Chawla

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7.3 Good

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6.8 Fair