James Van Allen Well-belted
Van Allen made the first scientific discovery with a spacecraft.
From This is True for 6 August 2006
space
NASA personnel and space-related scientists.
Ronald F. Scott Down and dirty
Scott was able to assure the Apollo astronauts that the moon would support their weight.
From This is True for 21 August 2005
Jane Galloway, Kerri Agey, and Dorothy Forks JPLers
The crash victims were my former co-workers.
From This is True for 5 December 2004
Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr Magnificent 1/7th
Cooper only flew to space twice, but set multiple records.
From This is True for 3 October 2004
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
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