William C. Schneider

William C. Schneider
Vice President Gerald R. Ford presenting the Collier Trophy to Schneider in Washington D.C., 1974
Born
William Charles Schneider

(1923-12-24)December 24, 1923
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 24, 1999(1999-12-24) (aged 76)
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
EducationCatholic University of America
OccupationAerospace engineer
EmployerNASA
Known forSkylab program's director

William Charles Schneider ((1923-12-24)December 24, 1923 – (1999-12-24)December 24, 1999) was an American aerospace engineer. He served in the United States Naval Reserve 1942–1946 as an Aviation Machinist's Mate, 1st Class Petty Officer. He joined NASA in June 1963 and served as the Gemini mission director for seven of the ten piloted Gemini missions. From 1967 to 1968, he served as Apollo mission director and the Apollo program's deputy director for missions. He then served from 1968 to 1974 as the Skylab program's director. From 1974 to 1978, he worked as the Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Transportation Systems. From 1978 to 1980, he served as the Associate Administrator for Space Tracking and Data systems. He received a Ph.D. in engineering from Catholic University of America.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "William Charles Schneider (1923-1999)". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  2. ^ "Biographies of Aerospace Officials and Policymakers, O-S". history.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  3. ^ "Schneider, William". navylog.navymemorial.org. Retrieved 2018-07-23.