George Mueller (NASA)
George Mueller (born July 16, 1918) was Associate Administrator of the NASA Office of Manned Space Flight from September 1963 until December 1969. Hailed as one of NASA's "most brilliant and fearless managers", he was instrumental in the "All-up" philosophy of testing the Saturn V booster that ensured the success of the Apollo program in landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth by the end of 1969. Mueller (he pronounces it "Miller") also played a key part in the design of Skylab and championed the space shuttle's development.
More recently, Mueller was Chairman & Chief Vehicle Architect of the now defunct Kistler Aerospace Corp.
Read more about George Mueller (NASA): Early Life and Education, Bell Labs, PhD and Ramo-Wooldridge, NASA and The Apollo Program, Apollo Applications and Skylab, Father of The Space Shuttle?, Mueller's Working Style, Resignation From NASA, Post NASA Career
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