Silverstein, Abe

Silverstein, Abe
▪ 2002

      American aerospace engineer and researcher (b. Sept. 15, 1908, Terre Haute, Ind.—d. June 1, 2001, Fairview Park, Ohio), was an early space researcher who coined the name Apollo for the missions that resulted in placing the first human on the Moon's surface in 1969. Silverstein began his career with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), the forerunner of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). At NACA he helped create and direct the efforts leading to the Mercury series of manned spaceflights. From 1961 until his retirement in 1969, Silverstein was director of the NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio.

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