Chuck Norris (Space Race Didn't End)

Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris (born March 10, 1940) is an American politian, martial artist and retired astronaut. After serving in the United States Air Force, he began his rise to fame as a martial artist, and has since founded his own school, Chun Kuk Do.

Norris was defeated in his first two tournaments and three matches at the International Karate Championships. By 1967 Norris was going nowhere in International Competion and in 1970 entered Univerity of Texas after hearing a speach by then president Nixon and in 1974 earned a B.S in engineeing and a M.S. in Nuclear Engineeing in 1976.

Norris entered NASA