Robert Kraemer dies at 84; former NASA head of planetary exploration
Thursday, August 29, 2013 - 01:00
in Astronomy & Space
The son of a citrus rancher, the Caltech alumnus was also an expert in rocket engines.Robert S. Kraemer, NASA's former director of planetary exploration who was also an expert in rocket engines, died Aug. 20 at an assisted living home in Catonsville, Md., of complications from a fall, his family said. He was 84.