COLUMBIA — Today, F. Robert Naka is a respected engineer. He worked on the U-2 spy plane and stealth technology for the SR-71 Blackbird, served as the U.S. Air Force’s chief scientist and ran a covert government reconnaissance office.
Stealth technology pioneer to get honorary MU doctorate
Thursday, December 18, 2008 | 9:25 p.m. CST;
updated 11:53 p.m. CST, Thursday, December 18, 2008
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