Gregory Olsen

Gregory Hammond Greg Olsen is an American entrepreneur, engineer and scientist who, in October 2005, became the third private citizen to make a selffunded trip to the International Space Station with the company Space Adventures.

Olsen, born in Brooklyn, New York, was the son of an IBEW Localelectrician. He graduated from Ridgefield Park High School, Ridgefield Park, New Jersey in 1962. After being written off as a failure by teachers due to poor grades in high school, Olsen planned to join the United States Army until he was counseled to try college for several months. Through an IBEW Localscholarship, Olsen attempted college, kept his grades high, and graduated magna cum laude with multiple degrees from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He later graduated with a PhD in materials science from the University of Virginia.

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