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Adam Steltzner

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American aerospace engineer

United StatesScientistsBorn 1963 · age 63
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Adam Diedrich Steltzner is an American NASA engineer who works for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). He worked on several flight projects including Galileo, Cassini, Mars Pathfinder, Mars Exploration Rovers (MER).

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Steltzner demonstrates the Curiosity sky crane landing systemSteltzner demonstrates the Curiosity sky crane landing system

Awards 7

2016Member of the National Academy of Engineering
2013Space Pioneer Award
2013NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal
2013Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy
2012Nature's 10
2005ASME Leonardo Da Vinci Award
2004NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal

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Owen K. GarriottAlso won Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial TrophyJoseph Frederick EngelbergerAlso won ASME Leonardo Da Vinci AwardRobert FanoAlso won Member of the National Academy of EngineeringHarold Sonny WhiteAlso won NASA Exceptional Achievement MedalAbe SilversteinAlso won NASA Outstanding Leadership MedalCynthia E. RosenzweigAlso won Nature's 10

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Adam Diedrich Steltzner is an American NASA engineer who works for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). He worked on several flight projects including Galileo, Cassini, Mars Pathfinder, Mars Exploration Rovers (MER). He was the lead engineer of the Mars Science Laboratory's EDL phase, and helped design, build and test the sky crane landing system.

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
living
Dates
Born 1963 · age 63
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