how is the character associated with space exploration?
His name flew engraved on the Prox-1 satellite mission.
George P. Burdell
name flew engraved on the Prox-1 satellite mission
who was george p. burdell? He is a fictitious student officially enrolled at Georgia Tech. who created this character? William Edgar "Ed" Smith
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George P. Burdell [SEP] Space Exploration
On June 25, 2019, George P. Burdell's name flew engraved on the Prox-1 satellite mission designed and built by the Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Tech. His name is listed along with all the other students who worked on the mission. The satellite was part of the Space Test Program 2 (STP-2) launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket.