American engineers who designed the spacecraft, rockets and test programs of NASA and its contractors, including the capsules and rocket stages of the first human spaceflights. A person belongs here when the cited article calls them an American engineer in aerospace. 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 Spacecraft and Rocket Engineers
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Maxime Faget (Wikipedia)
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Maxime Allen "Max" Faget (pronounced fah-ZHAY; August 26, 1921, October 9, 2004) was an American mechanical engineer.
Mary Golda Ross (Wikipedia)
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Mary Golda Ross (August 9, 1908, April 29, 2008) was a Cherokee and American aerospace engineer.
Wikipedia: Frank Malina
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Frank Joseph Malina (October 2, 1912, November 9, 1981) was an American aeronautical engineer and painter, known for his pioneering work in early rocketry.
Jack Parsons (Wikipedia)
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John Whiteside Parsons (born Marvel Whiteside Parsons; October 2, 1914, June 17, 1952) was an American rocket engineer, chemist, and Thelemite occultist.
Robert Truax (Wikipedia)
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Truax (USN) (September 3, 1917, September 17, 2010) was an American rocket engineer in the United States Navy, and companies such as Aerojet and Truax Engineering, which he founded.
Simon Ramo (Wikipedia)
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Simon Ramo (May 7, 1913, June 27, 2016) was an American engineer, businessman, and author.
Yvonne Brill (Wikipedia)
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Yvonne Madelaine Brill (née Claeys; December 30, 1924, March 27, 2013) was a Canadian American rocket and jet propulsion engineer.
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