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May 21, 1998 · Jeffs: Apollo 7, we had—although time was short, we had built a lot of confidence in the system. Apollo 7 was not really that demanding a mission; you know, it was the short stack and not a 34, low-Earth orbit. We were concerned. It was our, you know, our first manned flight; so we were concerned with it.
Born on 11 Aug 1899. Died on 4 Apr 1970. Buried in Heyburn, Idaho, USA.
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Jun 3, 2019 · Space pioneer George Jeffs (1925-2019) gave HRH Elizabeth II a royal tour of the Space Shuttle. Jeffs led the North American and Rockwell space divisions during Apollo 11 and 13 and development of the space shuttle fleet.
Retired longtime Rockwell executive George W. Jeffs, among the chief corporate architects of the U.S. space program from the Apollo to the shuttle era, has died. Retired longtime Rockwell executive George W. Jeffs, who was among the chief corporate architects of the U.S. space program throughout the Apollo and into the shuttle era, has died.
NAME: George W. Jeffs ORAL HISTORY: 21 May 1998 EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: BS in Aeronautical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1945 MS in Aeronautical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1947 MILITARY EXPERIENCE: Lieutenant, United States Navy (1942-1949)
Biography. George H. Darwin was born at Down House, Kent, the fifth child of biologist Charles Darwin and Emma Darwin.. From the age of 11 he studied under Charles Pritchard at Clapham Grammar School, and entered St John's College, Cambridge, in 1863, though he soon moved to Trinity College, where his tutor was Edward John Routh.
NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project. The oral histories on this Website are the transcripts from audio-recorded, personal interviews with many who pioneered outer space and the Moon, and with those who continue the excitement of space exploration. To preserve the integrity of the audio record, the texts are presented with limited ...
