Las Cruces, NM

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Reta Beebe National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Oral Histories

Dr. Reta Beebe is an accomplished astrophysicist with a rich background in astronomy and computer science. Born to a father who was a cowboy turned private contractor, Beebe grew up in the countryside and attended a small three-room school. Beebe's journey into the world of astrophysics began when she and her husband, Herbert A. Beebe, decided to pursue graduate studies. They attended the University of Idaho, where they took makeup classes in math and physics to supplement their backgrounds in chemical engineering and chemistry.

Jennifer Ross- Nazzal , Las Cruces, NM NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project