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William Hayward Pickering was a New Zealand-born American engineer, physicist, and head of the team that developed Explorer 1, the first U.S. satellite. He played a leading role in the development of the U.S. space program.
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William Hayward Pickering ONZ KBE (24 December 1910 – 15 March 2004) was a New Zealand-born aerospace engineer who headed Pasadena, California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for 22 years, retiring in 1976. He was a senior NASA luminary and pioneered the exploration of space.
William Hayward Pickering ONZ KBE ( Wellington, 24 de dezembro de 1910 — 15 de março de 2004) foi um engenheiro neozelandês. [ 1]
Dr. Pickering was Director of JPL longer than any other man to hold that position. He led JPL through many challenges, including the failure of several Ranger spacecraft. Under his leadership, JPL also had many successes: Explorer, Pioneer, Mariner, Rangers 7-9, Surveyor, and Viking.
26 de abr. de 2007 · William Pickering was behind some of the finest moments in the early exploration of the Solar System, from the first US satellite to orbit Earth to missions to the Moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and beyond.
The man behind it: William Pickering from Wellington, New Zealand. In the next ten years Pickering went on to be a central figure in the American space race. Once he and his team conquered the earth’s orbit, the sky was, literally, the limit.
22 de mar. de 2000 · Fighting the Cold War, the Americans needed to show the world that they too could launch a rocket into space — and they had to do it quickly. Less than three months later Explorer 1 was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The man behind it: William Pickering from Wellington, New Zealand.
