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Bookmark or Share- The Idea That Got Us To The Moon, And The Man Who Pushed It : NPRAmerican aerospace engineer John Houbolt as he stands at a chalkboard in July 1962 showing his lunar orbit rendezvous plan for landing astronauts on the moon.
- John Houbolt, NASA Innovator Behind Lunar Module, Dies at 95John Houbolt, NASA Innovator Behind Lunar Module, Dies at 95. John C. Houbolt, a NASA engineer, in 1962, explaining his lunar orbit rendezvous plan for landing astronauts on the moon. NASA...
- John Houbolt, NASA Engineer Who Fought for Moon Landing Method, Dies at ...John C. Houbolt, the NASA engineer who pioneered the Apollo moon landing method, has died at 95. How his lunar lander vision put Americans on the moon.
- John C. Houbolt - NASACredit: NASA. Dr. John C Houbolt (1919 – 2014) successfully advocated for the lunar-orbit-rendezvous concept that proved to be the vital link in the nation’s successful effort to place men on the moon. Dr. Houbolt was born in Altoona, Iowa, and grew up in Joliet, Illinois, where he built model airplanes and competed in flight contests ...
- Remembering John Houbolt, NASA’s Voice in the WildernessAfter the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, he turned his attention to spaceflight and became a self-taught expert in orbital mechanics and space navigation. He was particularly interested in orbital...
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