Alumni

Commercial space flight on a large scale is coming sooner than most people think. 

Flynn Cruse ’18 moved to Florida in October to join an industry in its infancy. He works as the Cabin Pressure Control Systems Engineer for a company called Space Perspective. The startup has already sold more than 1,000 reservations for trips which are expected to begin as soon as 2024. An unmanned test will be conducted later this year. 

Grady Byrd ’57, who was well-known throughout the Asheville area for his business sense and civic duties, ultimately wanted to be remembered as “a lifelong Greenie” in his obituary.

Christ School is incredibly saddened to share that one of its most faithful supporters passed away Wednesday. Grady was 84.