| Full Name: | Rocco Anthony Petrone |
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| Birthdate: | March 31, 1926 - Amsterdam, New York |
| Death: | August 24, 2006 - Palos Verdes Estates, California |
| Education: | Bacherlor of Science - United States Military Academy Master of Science in mechanical engineering - Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Military Service: | Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army |
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| Director NASA Launch Operations |
Director NASA Apollo Program |
Director Marshall Spaceflight Center |
Associate Administrator National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| 1966-1969 | 1969-1973 | 1973-1974 | 1974-1975 |
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| While in the U.S. Army, Rocco Petrone helped develop the Redstone rocket, which was later used to launch the suborbital spaceflights of Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom. |
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| Rocco Petrone and Werhner Von Braun | Rocco Petrone at the rollout of the Apollo 11 Saturn V launch vehicle | Rocco Petrone at the KSC Launch Control Center during the launch of the Apollo 11 mission |
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