Jack Froehlich

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 crater Froelich on the Moon.

References

1. ↑ "1958 Alpha". Time. February 10, 1958. Retrieved 2007-07-31. 
2. ↑ 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 (2): 136–185. Bibcode:1971SSRv...12..136M. doi:10.1007/BF00171763. 
3. ↑ Caltech Prizes and Awards

External links

• Britt, Robert Roy (February 10, 2003). "Triumph and Tragedy: NASA's Five Decades of Bold Space Explorationl". Space.com. Retrieved 2007-07-31.