Anders set his sights on becoming a test pilot. He spoke to Chuck Yeager, who recommended that he first obtain an advanced degree. Anders submitted an application to the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, hoping to study aeronautical engineering, but the Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion program was ongoing, and the AFIT had him study nuclear engineering instead. While there he took a course in aeronautical engineering at Ohio State University. He graduated from the AFIT with a Master of Science degree in nuclear engineering in 1962. By that time the Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion program had been canceled so he was assigned to the Air Force Weapons Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, where he was responsible for the technical management of the nuclear power reactor programs.
anders set his sights on becoming a test pilot he spoke to chuck yeager who recommended that he first obtain an advanced degree anders submitted an application to the air force institute of technology (afit) at wright-patterson air force base in ohio hoping to study aeronautical engineering but the aircraft nuclear propulsion program was ongoing and the afit had him study nuclear engineering instead while there he took a course in aeronautical engineering at ohio state university he graduated from the afit with a master of science degree in nuclear engineering in 1962 by that time the aircraft nuclear propulsion program had been canceled so he was assigned to the air force weapons laboratory at kirtland air force base in new mexico where he was responsible for the technical management of the nuclear power reactor programs