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Oral History Interview With Edwin Pruitt

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Friday__September_28__2018_at_8_59_16_AM_default_b6b1e023
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Title

Oral History Interview With Edwin Pruitt

Description

Edwin Pruitt is from a small town in Alabama. He went to Auburn University, and when he was a sophomore there, he applied to a co-op position. In this co-op, he was assigned to a flight-dynamics group. Edwin was not satisfied with this position, so he asked to be switched to another one. In this new co-op, he was able to drive around on the simulated moon surface. Some things he was also involved in was diving into the Neutral Buoyancy Simulator, flying on the KC-135, and he had the freedom to represent his group with other part of the center where he worked. After Edwin graduated from college, he got a job at GE Aerospace in Valley Forge. They had a contract with the Airforce to train the Airforce astronauts. He eventually got laid off from this position, and he next got a job at Teledyne Brown Engineering. After working there for a couple of years, he found a job at Matrix in Huntsville. After working here, he found a job at Essex working on proposals.

Date

2018-09-28

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.MP4

Source

Oral History Collection
University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections

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Citation

Pruitt, Edwin and Stokes, Jack, “Oral History Interview With Edwin Pruitt,” UAH Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, accessed March 19, 2024, http://libarchstor2.uah.edu/digitalcollections/items/show/9460.

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  1. Friday__September_28__2018_at_8_59_16_AM_default_b6b1e023.mp4