American physicists, engineers and advocates who founded the study of rocketry and spaceflight in the United States, from the first liquid-fuelled rockets to the societies that promoted the idea of space travel. A person belongs here when the cited article calls them American and ties them to rocketry, space science or spaceflight advocacy. Members are placed here from their own cited Wikipedia articles, each with a verbatim supporting quotation, so a reader can check why an entry sits in this group. The grouping forms part of the browse path for this section of the atlas.
All American Rocketry and Space Pioneers
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Robert Goddard (Wikipedia)
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Robert Hutchings Goddard (October 5, 1882, August 10, 1945) was an American physicist, inventor, and engineer credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, which was successfully launched on March 16, 1926.
James Van Allen (Wikipedia)
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James Alfred Van Allen (September 7, 1914, August 9, 2006) was an American space physicist at the University of Iowa who was instrumental in establishing the field of magnetospheric research in space.
Gerard K. O'Neill - Wikipedia
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Gerard Kitchen O'Neill (February 6, 1927, April 27, 1992) was an American physicist and space activist.
George Edward Pendray (Wikipedia)
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George Edward Pendray (May 19, 1901, September 15, 1987) was an American public relations counselor, author, foundation executive, and founder of the American Interplanetary Society.
David Lasser (Wikipedia)
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David Lasser (March 20, 1902, May 5, 1996) was an American writer and political activist.
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