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NASA Center: Langley Research Center
Image # : L-1962-05848
Date : 07/24/1962

Title

John C. Houbolt

Full Description

John C. Houbolt at blackboard, showing his space rendezvous concept for lunar landings. Lunar Orbital Rendezvous (LOR) would be used in the Apollo program. Although Houbolt did not invent the idea of LOR, he was the person most responsible for pushing it at NASA.

Keywords

Lunar Orbital Rendezvous LOR Apollo John Houbolt Langley

Subject Category

Apollo Spacecraft, Apollo 11, NASA Management,

Reference Numbers

  • Center: LARC
  • Center Number: L-1962-05848
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2000-001274

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: Bob Nye
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

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