Robert R. Gilruth NASA research engineer
“I had a higher regard for Gilruth than any other person in my lifetime.”
From This is True for 13 August 2000
space
NASA personnel and space-related scientists
Yevgeny Khrunov Pioneering cosmonaut
Khrunov was an early Russian cosmonaut.
From This is True for 21 May 2000
Juergen Moser Celestial mathematician
Moser is best known for proving a general theory on celestial mechanics.
From This is True for 19 December 1999
Jerry Olivieri Space engineer
Olivieri was a cost engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
From This is True for 24 October 1999
W. Eugene Giberson Unmanned spaceprobe pioneer
Giberson was a fixture at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for more than 30 years.
From This is True for 5 September 1999
Max Nowak, Heinrich Paetz and Albert Schuler Rocket scientists
All died last week in unrelated medical incidents.
From This is True for 12 July 1998