Vasily V. Parin
The founder of the USSR Academy of Medicine, he directed all medical aspects of the Soviet space program. Vasily Vasilevich Parin was born on March 18, 1903, in the city […]
George Pal
This Hungarian-born American was an animator and producer, principally associated with the science fiction genre in the early days of the space program. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and […]
Ludvik Ocenasek
Rocket and aircraft pioneer. Ludvik Ocenasek was born into a poor mining family in Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now the Czech Republic) in 1872. He taught himself to be a mechanic, and […]
Hermann J. Oberth
The ‘Father of Space Travel,’ he wrote visionary books on man’s future in space. Hermann Oberth was born on June 25, 1894, in Hermannstadt, Austria-Hungary (now Sibiu, Romania). He was […]
Claude Nicollier
Claude Nicollier was born on September 2, 1944, in Vevey, Switzerland. He graduated from Gymnase de Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1962. He received a Bachelor of Science in Physics […]
Sir Isaac Newton
British scientist and mathematician Sir Isaac Newton contributed substantially to the science of optics and the nature of light, formulated the laws of motion and gravitation, and independently developed a […]
Homer E. Newell
Homer E. Newell Jr. was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts on March 11, 1915. His father was an electrical engineer who encouraged his son to pursue a career in science, and […]
Elon Musk
Elon Musk (born 1971): Founded SpaceX in 2002. The company built, then flew the Falcon 1 and 2 rockets, as well as the Dragon Spacecraft. SpaceX is the first privately-funded […]
Franklin Story Musgrave
Franklin Story Musgrave was born on August 19, 1935, in Boston, Massachusetts, but considers Lexington, Kentucky, to be his hometown. The son of a farmer, he attended St. Mark’s School […]
Richard M. Mullane
Richard M. “Mike” Mullane was born on September 10, 1945, in Wichita Falls, Texas but considers Albuquerque, New Mexico his hometown. His father was a flight engineer in the U.S. […]