John Houbolt, NASA Engineer Who Fought for Moon Landing Method, Dies at 95

Monday, April 21, 2014 - 11:03 in Astronomy & Space

Were it not for John C. Houbolt, the United States might never have landed men on the moon. The engineer, who died at the age of 95, sold the nation's space program leaders on an alternate flight plan, called Lunar Orbit Rendezvous (LOR).

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