Remembering Don Arabian, the ‘Mad Genius’ Behind NASA’s Apollo Engineering Team

Remembering Don Arabian, the ‘Mad Genius’ Behind NASA’s Apollo Engineering Team
By Nancy Atkinson

One of the truly unsung heroes of the Apollo program has passed away at age 95. Donald D. Arabian, Chief of the Apollo Test Division, headed the Mission Evaluation Room (MER), which was responsible for solving in-flight problems during the Apollo missions to the Moon.   His nickname was “Mad Don,” and anyone who had …

Continue reading "Remembering Don Arabian, the ‘Mad Genius’ Behind NASA’s Apollo Engineering Team"

The post Remembering Don Arabian, the ‘Mad Genius’ Behind NASA’s Apollo Engineering Team appeared first on Universe Today.

August 18, 2020 at 09:43PM
via Universe Today read more...