Harry Dornbrand, Date of Birth

Harry Dornbrand

American aerospace engineer

Date of Birth: 10-Nov-1922

Profession: aerospace engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Harry Dornbrand (born November 10, 1922) is an American Aerospace Engineer.
He was a leading figure in the development of satellite technologies during the space-race era.
He served as Vice President, then President of Fairchild Industries Space and Electronics division, Vice President of Fairchild Industries (the parent corporation), and President of American Satellite Corporation, a Fairchild subsidiary.
The technologies and projects he managed for Fairchild and NASA in the 1960s and 1970s were crucial to the advancement of satellite technology worldwide and pioneered satellite television broadcasting and orbital scientific experimentation.
He was a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
In 1974 he was awarded the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal for his success managing the ATS-6 satellite program.