John Houbolt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Houbolt

American aerospace engineer

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1919

Place of Birth: Altoona, Iowa, United States

Date of Death: 15-Apr-2014

Profession: engineer, aerospace engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About John Houbolt

  • John Cornelius Houbolt (April 10, 1919 – April 15, 2014) was an aerospace engineer credited with leading the team behind the lunar orbit rendezvous (LOR) mission mode, a concept that was used to successfully land humans on the Moon and return them to Earth.
  • This flight path was first endorsed by Wernher von Braun in June 1961 and was chosen for Apollo program in early 1962.
  • The critical decision to use LOR was viewed as vital to ensuring that Man reached the Moon by the end of the decade as proposed by President John F.
  • Kennedy.
  • In the process, LOR saved time and billions of dollars by efficiently using existing rocket technology.

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