Space flight research pioneer. The first director of space flight operations at NASA Lewis Research Center (1961-1969), Abe Silverstein was one of a select group of innovators - along with Orville Wright, William Boeing and Charles Lindbergh - to receive a Guggenheim Award for his work in the advancement of flight. Credited with naming the Apollo project, which landed men on the moon for the first time. He conducted pioneering research on liquid hydrogen for rocket propulsion. He also conceived, designed and constructed the first U.S. supersonic propulsion wind tunnel, which supported the development of supersonic aircraft and is still in use at NASA Lewis (now known as Glenn Research Center)in the Cleveland suburb of Fairview Park. He retired in 1969, going to work for Republic Steel Corporation, where he assisted in developing pollution controls. He also served as an aerospace consultant and as a trustee for Cleveland State University and Case Western Reserve University. His wife Marion died in 1998. He was survived by two sons, a daughter and five grandchildren.
Space flight research pioneer. The first director of space flight operations at NASA Lewis Research Center (1961-1969), Abe Silverstein was one of a select group of innovators - along with Orville Wright, William Boeing and Charles Lindbergh - to receive a Guggenheim Award for his work in the advancement of flight. Credited with naming the Apollo project, which landed men on the moon for the first time. He conducted pioneering research on liquid hydrogen for rocket propulsion. He also conceived, designed and constructed the first U.S. supersonic propulsion wind tunnel, which supported the development of supersonic aircraft and is still in use at NASA Lewis (now known as Glenn Research Center)in the Cleveland suburb of Fairview Park. He retired in 1969, going to work for Republic Steel Corporation, where he assisted in developing pollution controls. He also served as an aerospace consultant and as a trustee for Cleveland State University and Case Western Reserve University. His wife Marion died in 1998. He was survived by two sons, a daughter and five grandchildren.
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