Q:Facts: - death place: kadena afb , okinawa , japan - mission: none - other names: russell lee rogers - type: usaf astronaut - status: deceased - death date: 13 september 1967 - selection: 1960 dyna-soar group 1 - rank: lieutenant colonel , usaf - birth date: 12 april 1928 - name: russell l. rogers - nationality: american - birth place: lawrence , kansas , u.s. - alma mater: university of colorado , b.s. 1958 - occupation: test pilot Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of russell l. rogers .
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russell lee rogers -lrb- april 12 , 1928 -- september 13 , 1967 -rrb- , -lrb- lt col , usaf -rrb- , was an american electrical engineer , u.s. air force officer , test pilot , and astronaut in the x-20 dyna-soar program .