Maxime Faget
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| Born | Maxime Allen Faget August 26, 1921 |
| Died | October 9, 2004 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Max Faget |
| Alma mater | City College of San Francisco Louisiana State University, B.S. 1943 |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Known for | Designer of the Mercury capsule |
| Awards | ASME Medal (1975) |
Maxime Allen "Max" FagetApollo spacecraft as well as the Space Shuttle.
Life
Faget was the son of American doctor
San Francisco, California, and he received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Louisiana State University in 1943.[3]
After three years as a
X-15 hypersonic spacecraft.[4]
In 1958, Faget became one of the 35 engineers who formed the
Apollo vehicles, which shared many design points with the Mercury.[6]
Faget filed a patent for a space shuttle vehicle design in 1972. His design, which he named "
U.S. Air Force joined the Shuttle program and demanded cross-range performance that the DC-3 could not meet. In the end, its most lasting contribution was to clearly identify the trade-offs inherent in any reusable design.[7]
In 1962 Faget became the Director of Engineering and Development at the
Space Industries Inc., established in 1982. One of the projects of the company was the Wake Shield Facility, a device to create near-perfect vacuum in the thermosphere. The WSF flew three times with a Space Shuttle in 1994–96 (STS-60, STS-69, STS-80
).
In 1962, Faget received the Golden Plate Award of the
International Space Hall of Fame in 1990.[10] Faget was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 2020.[11]
Faget died of bladder cancer on October 9, 2004, aged 83.
Patents
Faget was co-inventor on five United States patents issued to Space Industries, Inc. between 1988 and 1992:
Patent No. -----------------Title
- U.S. patent 4,728,061 Spacecraft operable in two alternative flight modes
- U.S. patent 4,747,567 Spacecraft with articulated solar array
- U.S. patent 4,834,325 Modular spacecraft system
- U.S. patent 4,903,919 Apparatus and method for docking spacecraft
- U.S. patent 5,104,070 Structural latch for vehicle coupling mechanisms
MAX-1 spacecraft
The
MAX-1, but the project was halted due to issues around the effects of rapid acceleration of humans in a standing position.[12]
See also
References
- ^ "Max Faget".
- ^ "Maxime Faget, 83; Pioneering Aerospace Engineer Designed Mercury Capsule". The New York Times. 12 October 2004.
- ^ a b Garber, Steve. "Biographical Data Dr. Maxime A. Faget". History.NASA.gov. Updated October 15, 2004 by Steve Garber, NASA History Web Curator. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ Allen, Bob (2015-08-03). "Maxime A. Faget". NASA. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ^ Chaikin, Andrew (November 2009). "How the Spaceship Got Its Shape: In the 1950s: Harvey Allen solved the problem of atmospheric entry but first he had to convince his colleagues". Smithsonian. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution.
- ^ Oberg, James. "Max Faget: Master Builder". Archived from the original on 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2007-01-12.
- ^ Marcus Lindroos, MSC/North American Concept-A "DC-3" Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
- American Academy of Achievement.
- ^ Harbert, Nancy (September 27, 1981). "Hall to Induct Seven Space Pioneers". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sheppard, David (September 27, 1990). "Slayton to Join Space Hall of Fame". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Enshrinee Maxime Faget". nationalaviation.org. National Aviation Hall of Fame. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ Madsen Peter (August 18, 2012). "Store nyheder om store raketter". Ingeniøren. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
External links
- Interview with Maxime Faget for NOVA series: To the Moon WGBH Educational Foundation, raw footage, 1998
- NASA biography Archived 2011-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Air & Space Smithsonian Article
- Maxime Faget at Find a Grave
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