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Stories sought for new book featuring Purdue people and flight PERSPECTIVE – They flew in open-cockpit biplanes that buzzed the countryside. They piloted experimental jets, floated to the stratosphere beneath balloons, landed on the moon, and today fly shuttles into space. Purdue University graduates have been flying almost since airplanes first successfully lifted off the ground. For all the well-known names - Iven Kincheloe, Gus Grissom, Roger Chaffee, Neil Armstrong, Eugene Cernan - there are hundreds of less-famous Purdue graduates who have played significant roles in aeronautics and astronautics. They work for NASA, they do research at Purdue, and they work for the companies that have built the United States into its leadership role in flight today. A book telling the stories of Purdue people and flight is now in the works. John Norberg, Lafayette author, university relations writer at Purdue, and Journal and Courier columnist, is collecting the stories that have made the history of Purdue and flight so rich. Anyone with personal stories to add to this collection or with suggestions can contact Norberg. His telep hone number is (765) 449-4986. Letters can be sent to 610 Shady Creek Drive, Lafayette, IN 47905. E-mail can be sent to john_norberg@purdue.edu. To the Purdue News and Photos Page