Brian O'Leary
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Brian Todd O'Leary was one of the sixth group of astronauts selected by NASA in August 1967. This group of eleven were known as the scientist-astronauts, intended to train for the Apollo Applications program -- a follow-on to the moon landings.
Since the entire program was soon cancelled, the scientist-astronauts had plenty of spare time on their hands. They nicknamed themselves the 'XS-11'. O'Leary himself resigned in disgust and wrote about the experience in his first book, The Making of an Ex-Astronaut.
O'Leary was the Deputy team leader for NASA Mariner 10 Venus-Mercury television science team. He has authored five other popular books and over 100 peer-reviewed articles in the field of planetary science and astronautics.
O'Leary is now retired and living in Ecuador.
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- Astronauts and the BSA. Fact sheet. Boy Scouts of America. Retrieved on 2006-09-06.
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