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Civilian astronaut to speak at dinner
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More from County NewsA former Navy pilot and civilian astronaut who set an altitude flying record will speak next month at the annual dinner meeting of the Missile Technology Historical Association/Point Mugu Alumni Association.
Brian Binnie is the program business manager and test pilot for Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites Company, a Mojave-based firm that built Voyager, the first aircraft to fly nonstop around the world without refueling in 1986. Voyager is now on display in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
Binnie will speak at 6 p.m. April 17 in Wedgewood Banquet Center, 5800 Olivas Park Drive, Ventura. The public is invited.
On Oct. 4, 2004, Binnie piloted Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne to a record-setting altitude of 367,000 feet to help the company win a $10 million prize.
Binnie was the developmental test director for six years for the Tri-Service Standoff Attack Missile program at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, and also was the military director of the Electronic Warfare Team.
Tickets are $30 per person, and reservations must be received by April 14.
Send a check with your name, telephone number and e-mail address to MTHA, P.O. Box 42140, Port Hueneme, CA 93044. Checks should be made out to MTHA. For additional information, call 642-5358.
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