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Charles Stark Draper
MIT thesis adviser; Apollo guidance system
Biographical Record
American engineer (1901 to 1987), founder of the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory (later renamed the Draper Laboratory) which designed the Apollo guidance and navigation system. Supervised Aldrin's doctoral work on orbital rendezvous techniques. The institutional connection between Aldrin's MIT thesis and the operational Apollo programme was substantial.
Compiled from primary sources held in the NHI Archive.
Credentials & Roles
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Role
MIT thesis adviser; Apollo guidance system
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Archive Sources
This profile was editorially curated from primary sources in the NHI Archive, including newsletters, books, government documents, and witness testimony.
