USAFA - Spirit of 76 - Legacy Project - REPORT! Interviews with the Long Blue Line.

Joseph Abakunda - 2014 - Rwanda Space Agency Chief Strategy Officer


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This is the first of the non-76 grads we will be hearing from this season.  Joseph Abakunda - top of his class of 2014, alphatbetically -- CS-18 Squadron Commander, US Senate Aide, Army Air Assault graduate, glider pilot, BU and Tufts global leadership conferences attendee, and US AFRICOM intern. Grew up in Uganda but originally from Rwanda.  Attended USAFA at the guidance of his government.  Falcon SAT 3 & 5 involvement as well as member of USAFA Space Club.  Upon graduation flew SAR helicopters for Rwanda and is credited with saving many people following natural disasters.  Earned German Gold badge and top parachutist's award from Egyptian Special Forces. Program Manager for 1st ever Rwandan satellite launch and is currently his government's Space Agency's Chief Strategy Officer.  Earned MSC in Space Sytems and Business Engineering from Graz, Austria and is currently a space brain trust member of the X-Prize organization.
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USAFA - Spirit of 76 - Legacy Project - REPORT! Interviews with the Long Blue Line.By John Hope

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