An American aerospace engineer and the principal designer of the Mercury spacecraft, credited with selecting the blunt-body reentry shape that won the Mercury design competition. He contributed to the Gemini and Apollo spacecraft and to the basic aerodynamic shape of the Space Shuttle.
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Defining ContributionPrincipal designer of the Mercury spacecraft, selecting its blunt-body reentry shape and designing its launch escape system; contributed to Gemini, Apollo and the basic shape of the Space Shuttle. 1 Connections
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Principal designer of the Mercury spacecraft.
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Contributed to the basic aerodynamic shape of the Space Shuttle.
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Wikimedia FoundationMaxime Faget, lead section and Life section
Faget was the designer of the Mercury spacecraft, and contributed to the later Gemini and Apollo spacecraft as well as the Space Shuttle.
- Maxime Faget, infobox
- Maxime Faget, Life section
- Associated With: Mercury Program, Maxime Faget, lead section
- Associated With: Space Shuttle Program, Maxime Faget, lead section
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