Tom Kelly (engineer)
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Thomas Joseph Kelly was an American
aerospace engineer.
Thomas J. Kelly graduated from Cornell University
in 1951, where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger
society. Kelly later completed graduate studies at Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, graduating in 1958.
Kelly was the Project Engineer, Engineering Manager and Deputy Program Manager for Grumman Aircraft's Apollo Lunar Module
(1962–1970). His 2001 book Moon Lander: How We Developed the Apollo Lunar Module documents the process of designing, building and flying the Lunar Module.
Kelly was portrayed by Matt Craven
in the 1998 miniseries From the Earth to the Moon.
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aerospace engineer.
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
in 1951, where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger
Quill and Dagger
Quill and Dagger is a senior honor society at Cornell University. It is often recognized as one of the most prominent collegiate societies of its type, along with Skull and Bones of Yale University...
society. Kelly later completed graduate studies at Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, graduating in 1958.
Kelly was the Project Engineer, Engineering Manager and Deputy Program Manager for Grumman Aircraft's Apollo Lunar Module
Apollo Lunar Module
The Apollo Lunar Module was the lander portion of the Apollo spacecraft built for the US Apollo program by Grumman to carry a crew of two from lunar orbit to the surface and back...
(1962–1970). His 2001 book Moon Lander: How We Developed the Apollo Lunar Module documents the process of designing, building and flying the Lunar Module.
Kelly was portrayed by Matt Craven
Matt Craven
-Life and career:Craven was born Matthew John Crnkovich in Port Colborne, Ontario, the son of Joanne Leslie, a hairdresser, and Nick Crnkovich. He has an older sister, Deborah...
in the 1998 miniseries From the Earth to the Moon.