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In April 1967, following the tragic Apollo 1 pad fire, he was named Manager of the Apollo Spacecraft Program Office where he was responsible for the changes to the Apollo spacecraft that were necessary to make it safe for flight.

In February 1964, Low transferred to NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas (now the Johnson Space Center), and served as Deputy Center Director. In this capacity, he was closely involved in planning the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo projects. Soon after NASA's formal organization in October 1958, Low transferred to the agency's headquarters, where he served as Chief of Manned Space Flight. There, he worked on such space technology problems as orbit calculations, reentry paths, and rendezvous.

Unknown space pioneer professional#

The Low Gallery, which resembles the inside of a space shuttle, includes items of personal and professional significance, such as autographed astronaut pictures, Low's Presidential Medal of Freedom and even one of his favorite green pens.Īfter completing his Bachelor and Masters of Science degrees at Rensselar, Low joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) as an engineer at the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory in Cleveland, Ohio. Low and the Low family, we are able to bring home to Rensselaer these artifacts - not only of a distinguished career but of a bold and exciting adventure in American technological achievement,' said Rensselaer's president during a ceremony held on Friday. Low Center for Industrial Innovation, the display is the result of a gift from the Low family. Located on the fourth floor of the George M. OctoA permanent exhibit of memorabilia that honors the life of former NASA Deputy Administrator George Low opened Friday, September 27 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. CollectSPACE - news - 'Gallery opens for space pioneer Low'