Jack Froehlich
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Jack Edward Froehlich (sometimes Froelich) (May 7, 1921–November 1967) was an American aerospace engineer (rocket scientist).
He worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory,[1] where he was a project director for the Explorer 1 program.[2]
CalTech's Jack E. Froehlich Memorial Award[3] is named after him, as is the Froelich crater on the Moon.
[edit] References
- ^ "1958 Alpha", Time, February 10, 1958. Retrieved on 2007-07-31.
- ^ Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by The Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews 12: 136–185. doi:.
- ^ Caltech Prizes and Awards
[edit] External links
- Britt, Robert Roy (February 10, 2003). Triumph and Tragedy: NASA's Five Decades of Bold Space Explorationl. Space.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-31.
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