David Simons Dies, Soared To 19 Mi. In Spaceflight Test
Credit: NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF SPACE HISTORY FILE PHOTO
USAF Lt. Col. (ret.) David G. Simons, who soared in 1957 in a sealed gondola carried by a balloon to 19 mi. above Earth’s surface, paving the way for human spaceflight, has died. He was 87 and died April 5 of congestive heart failure at home in Covington, Ga. A flight surgeon during the Korean War...
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