John Cornelius Houbolt was an aerospace engineer credited with leading the team behind the lunar orbit rendezvous mission mode, a concept that was used to successfully land humans on the Moon and return them to Earth. This flight path was chosen... Wikipedia
Born: April 10, 1919, Altoona, IA
Died: April 15, 2014 (age 95 years), Scarborough, ME
Education: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, ETH Zürich, Joliet Central High School, and more
Spouse: Mary Houbolt (m. 1949–2014)