Tony Spear | |
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 Spear at JPL | |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
Anthony Spear was an American space exploration project manager most notable for leading the Mars Pathfinder mission for JPL/NASA in 1996.[1] He retired from JPL in 1998.[2] He competed for the Google Lunar X Prize with Red Whittaker, Astrobotic, and Carnegie Mellon University, where he received a B.S. degree in electrical engineering in 1962.[3][4]
- ^ "Tony Spear". Mars Team Online (NASA). Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ^ "Former pathfinder manager retires from JPL". NASA/JPL. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ^ "Mars Exploration Leader Joins Astrobotic's Lunar Expedition". Reuters. 2008-02-04. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ^ "Lunar landing challenge lures him to CMU team". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2008-02-14.