Philip K. Chapman

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Philip Chapman
Chapman in 1971
Born	Philip Kenyon Chapman (1935-03-05)March 5, 1935 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	April 5, 2021(2021-04-05) (aged 86) Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Nationality	Australian American
Education	Sydney University (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, ScD)
Space career
NASA astronaut
Selection	NASA Group 6 (1967)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Thesis	Theoretical Foundations of Gravitational Experiments in Space (1967)
Doctoral advisors	Steven Weinberg Rainer Weiss

Philip Kenyon Chapman (5 March 1935 – 5 April 2021) was the first Australian-born American astronaut, serving for about five years in NASA Astronaut Group 6 (1967).