Fred L. Whipple Bright as a comet
He correctly predicted that the age of artificial satellites was imminent.
From This is True for 29 August 2004
space
NASA personnel and space-related scientists
William H. Pickering Rocket scientist
Pickering was the founding director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory — and was given the choice of what it would concentrate on for NASA.
From This is True for 14 March 2004
Magnus von Braun Rocket scientist
He was the “other” von Braun in the space race.
From This is True for 22 June 2003
Pioneer 10 Pioneering spacecraft
A little spacecraft that could.
From This is True for 23 February 2003
Henry Taylor Howard Space radio engineer
Tay took his experience of space and communications and created an industry.
From This is True for 10 November 2002
John R. Pierce Communications satellite engineer
Pierce created the first communications satellite.
From This is True for 31 March 2002
Thomas J. Kelly Spacecraft engineer
In the race to the moon, Kelly worked on the last mile.
From This is True for 24 March 2002
Julian W. Scheer NASA spokesman
Scheer demanded that the Apollo 11 moon landing, and the astronauts’ first steps on its surface, be televised live.
From This is True for 2 September 2001
Fred Gillett Infrared visionary
Gillett was a pioneer in astronomical infrared observations.
From This is True for 22 April 2001
Mir Space Station The Intrepid
During Mir’s lifetime 23,000 experiments were conducted in technology, medicine, astronomy, Earth sciences and biology.
From This is True for 18 March 2001