Did you know we have a “rocket scientist” from Jefferson County?
Mary Madison
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Did you know we have a “rocket scientist” from Jefferson County? His name is David Knight. He attended the public school and he's a county graduate. At Howard Middle School, many of David's peers joined sports teams while he joined a Rocket Club.
After graduation, David joined the Navy. Because of his extensive, methodological, astronautical knowledge, he was stationed at the NASA Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va.
After 20 years of service, David retired f