Английская Википедия:Homer Joseph Stewart

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox scientist Homer Joseph "Stewie" Stewart (August 15, 1915 – May 26, 2007) was an American aeronautical engineer, rocket propulsion expert, and Caltech professor, who pioneered the first American satellites.[1]

Biography

With a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota in 1936, Stewart matriculated at Caltech.[1]

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In 1940 Stewart graduated from Caltech with a Ph.D. in aeronautics. In 1938, two years before earning his Ph.D., he became a Caltech faculty member. He taught aeronautics and meteorology, for many years dividing his time between teaching at Caltech and research at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).[2]

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In 1958 NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) was formed as a response to the USSR's 1957 launch of Sputnik 1. From 1958 to 1960, Stewart took a two-year leave of absence from Caltech to serve as NASA's director of planning and evaluation. He was in charge of calculating and analyzing the exhaust velocities required to lift rockets to their planned orbits.[1][3]

In addition to contributing to the development of the WAC Corporal, MGM-29 Sergeant, and Jupiter-C rockets, he helped prepare for Pioneer 4 and the preliminary planning of the Apollo Moon missions. He also recommended Cape Canaveral as a launching site. In 1959 Stewart and Wernher von Braun testified to Congress concerning the Soviet spacecraft and missile capabilities.[1][3] Stewart was the chair of a committee formed to give advice on satellites to the US federal government.[4]

Except for his two-years with NASA, Stewart remained on Caltech's faculty from 1938 until 1980, when he retired as emeritus professor of aeronautics.[2]

In 1970 he was awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal. At his death, Homer J. Stewart was survived by two daughters, one son, and two grandchildren.[3]

Publications

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 Шаблон:Cite news
  2. ↑ 2,0 2,1 Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег <ref>; для сносок AN не указан текст
  3. ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 Шаблон:Cite news
  4. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web

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