Robert R. Gilruth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert R. Gilruth

Aviation and space pioneer

Date of Birth: 08-Oct-1913

Place of Birth: Nashwauk, Minnesota, United States

Date of Death: 17-Aug-2000

Profession: scientist, astronaut, engineer, aircraft pilot, aerospace engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Robert Rowe Gilruth (October 8, 1913 – August 17, 2000) was an American aerospace engineer and an aviation/space pioneer who was the first director of NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center, later renamed the Lyndon B.
Johnson Space Center.He worked for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics from 1937 to 1958 and its successor NASA, until his retirement in 1973.
He was involved with early research into supersonic flight and rocket-powered aircraft, and then with the United States manned space program, including the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs.