Actor Al Markim (b. 1927) played cadet Astro in the 1950 TV series “Tom Corbett, Space Cadet”. His role on the rocketship Polaris was to control the engines on the power deck. Besides acting in many early TV shows, he co-produced some early TV series.
Discovered on 24-9-1960 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.