Maxwell Hunter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Maxwell Hunter

American engineer

Date of Birth: 11-Mar-1922

Place of Birth: Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 10-Nov-2001

Profession: engineer, aerospace engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Maxwell White Hunter II (March 11, 1922 – November 10, 2001) was a prominent American aerospace engineer.
He worked on the design of the Douglas B-42 and Douglas B-43 bombers, the Honest John, Nike-Ajax, and Nike-Zeus missiles, the Thor IRBM, and on parts of the Strategic Defense Initiative. In later years he worked on space-launch vehicles and was a proponent of Single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) designs.
He was honored in 1995 by the National Space Society for lifelong contributions to the technology of spaceflight.