# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joseph-francis-shea
# Generated: 2026-08-15T09:00:33.363Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/joseph-francis-shea"
name: "Joseph Francis Shea"
slug: "joseph-francis-shea"
description: "Joseph Francis Shea was an American aerospace engineer and NASA manager. Born in the Bronx borough of New York City, he was educated at the University of Michigan, receiving a Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics in 1955. After working for Bell Labs on the guidance systems of the Titan I and Titan II intercontinental ballistic missiles, he was hired by NASA in 1961. As deputy director of NASA's Office of Manned Space Flight, and later as head of the Apollo Spacecraft Program Office, Shea played a key role in shaping the course of the Apollo program, helping to lead NASA to the decision in favor of lunar orbit rendezvous and supporting \"all up\" testing of the Saturn V rocket. While sometimes causing controversy within the agency, Shea was remembered by his former colleague George Mueller as \"one of the greatest systems engineers of our time\"."
tagline: "Aerospace engineer (1926-1999)"
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birthDate: "1926-09-05"
deathDate: "1999-02-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump