John F. McCarthy Jr.

John F. McCarthy Jr.
Born	(1925-08-28)August 28, 1925 Boston, Massachusetts, US
Died	February 7, 1986(1986-02-07) (aged 60) Boston, Massachusetts, US
Resting place	Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, California
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS 1950, MS 1951) California Institute of Technology (PhD 1962)
Occupation(s)	Engineer and Scientist
Employers	Massachusetts Institute of Technology National Aeronautics and Space Administration Northrop Corporation
Spouse	Camille
Children	5
Awards	Apollo Achievement Award Air Force Meritorious Civilian Service Award Department of the Air Force Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service NASA Distinguished Service Medal

John Francis McCarthy Jr. (August 8, 1925 – February 7, 1986) was an American scientist and engineer. He worked for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as director of its Center for Space Research; the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as the director of its Lewis Research Center; the United States Air Force, where he served with the Strategic Air Command and as a member of the United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board; North American Rockwell, where he oversaw the design and development of the Apollo command and service module that took the first men to the Moon, and the S-II of the Saturn V rocket. His work doubled, and in the case of the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, tripled, the service life of aircraft.