Jack Froehlich
Encyclopedia
Jack Edward Froehlich (May 7, 1921–November 1967) was an American
aerospace engineer (rocket scientist).
He worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
, where he was a project director for the Explorer 1 program.
Caltech's Jack E. Froehlich Memorial Award is named after him, as is the crater Froelich
on the Moon
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
aerospace engineer (rocket scientist).
He worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center and NASA field center located in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The facility is headquartered in the city of Pasadena on the border of La Cañada Flintridge and Pasadena...
, where he was a project director for the Explorer 1 program.
Caltech's Jack E. Froehlich Memorial Award is named after him, as is the crater Froelich
Froelich (crater)
Froelich is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. It is located in the northern regions, just beyond the north-northwestern limb. Only a few kilometers separate this formation from the crater Lovelace to the north...
on the Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
.