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Signed Index Card Rocco Petrone
Signed Index Card Rocco Petrone
Acquired From Steve Hankow-Farthest Reaches
Date Acquired 18th April 2021
Date Acquired 18th April 2021
Collection Number TSM091
Collection Number TSM091
Rocco Petrone was an engineer and served in the US Army for twenty years, and was part of the team that developed the Redstone rocket, which was repurposed and used to launch Mercury capsules, and as such the Redstone was responsible for putting the first American astronauts into space. In 1960, Petrone was seconded to NASA. There, Petrone presided over the development of Saturn V launch operations, dubbing the period of preparation leading up to each launch "five-month marathons". He oversaw construction of all the launch elements of the Apollo program at re, including Launch Complex 39, the Vertical Assembly Building, and the Crawler-Transporter, all of which were later modified for Space Shuttle operations. After his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1966 he continued to work for NASA as a civilian, being promoted to director of launch operations at KSC in July 1966. In September 1969, shortly after the Apollo 11 mission, he was appointed director of the entire Apollo program at NASA Headquarters. In 1972, Petrone was assigned additional responsibilities as program director of the NASA portion of the U.S. and the Soviet Union joint Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
Rocco Petrone was an engineer and served in the US Army for twenty years, and was part of the team that developed the Redstone rocket, which was repurposed and used to launch Mercury capsules, and as such the Redstone was responsible for putting the first American astronauts into space. In 1960, Petrone was seconded to NASA. There, Petrone presided over the development of Saturn V launch operations, dubbing the period of preparation leading up to each launch "five-month marathons". He oversaw construction of all the launch elements of the Apollo program at re, including Launch Complex 39, the Vertical Assembly Building, and the Crawler-Transporter, all of which were later modified for Space Shuttle operations. After his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1966 he continued to work for NASA as a civilian, being promoted to director of launch operations at KSC in July 1966. In September 1969, shortly after the Apollo 11 mission, he was appointed director of the entire Apollo program at NASA Headquarters. In 1972, Petrone was assigned additional responsibilities as program director of the NASA portion of the U.S. and the Soviet Union joint Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
From 1973 to 1974, Petrone served for one year as the first non-German administrator of the Marshall Space Flight Center, after Wernher von Braun and Eberhard Rees. At the time NASA was undergoing budget cutbacks, and his tenure was marked with many reassignments or firings.
From 1973 to 1974, Petrone served for one year as the first non-German administrator of the Marshall Space Flight Center, after Wernher von Braun and Eberhard Rees. At the time NASA was undergoing budget cutbacks, and his tenure was marked with many reassignments or firings.
In 1974, Petrone left the Marshall Centre to accept an appointment at NASA Headquarters, assuming the post of NASA Associate Administrator, the third-highest ranking official within the agency
In 1974, Petrone left the Marshall Centre to accept an appointment at NASA Headquarters, assuming the post of NASA Associate Administrator, the third-highest ranking official within the agency
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