Rocco Petrone
Rocco Anthony Petrone (March 31, 1926 – August 24, 2006) was an American mechanical engineer, U.S. Army officer and NASA official. He was director of launch operations at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) from 1966 to 1969. He was third director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center from 1973 to 1974.[1] He retired from NASA in 1975.
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| Born | Rocco Anthony Petrone March 31, 1926 Amsterdam, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 24, 2006 (aged 80) |
| Education | United States Military Academy, B.S. 1946 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, 1951 |
| Occupation | Director of the Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1946–1966 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant colonel |
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Petrone (l) and Wernher von Braun talk during preparations for the 1965 A-104 (SA-8) Saturn 1 launch at LC-37
References
- ↑ Dr. Rocco Petrone - Third Center Director, January 26, 1973 - March 15, 1974. Marshall Space Flight Center. 2006-08-30. http://history.msfc.nasa.gov/management/center_directors/pages/petrone1.html. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
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