Mitchell Burnside Clapp | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Spouse | TJ Burnside Clapp |
| Engineering career | |
| Employer(s) | Pioneer Rocketplane, Embassy Aerospace, DARPA, USAF Test Pilot School, Millennium Space Systems |
| Significant advance | Aerial propellant transfer technology for spaceplanes |
Mitchell Burnside Clapp is an Australian-American aerospace engineer, former test pilot, and musician. He received Bachelor of Science degrees in Physics, Aeronautics and Astronautics, and Russian, as well as a Master of Science degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1]