Shurney, Robert E.
1921-2007 · Contribution: 1960s-1970s
Aerospace engineer
NASA aerospace engineering: designed the lightweight aluminum/wire-mesh tires for the Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle and the Skylab waste-control system (space toilet), later the basis for the Space Shuttle's
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1921, Tuskegee, Alabama
- Active since
- 1960
- Category
- Technology & Engineering
- Best known for
- Designed the Apollo lunar rover's tires and Skylab's waste system
Impact on the world
Shurney solved practical engineering problems of living and moving in space, from tires that could roll across the Moon to systems for handling waste in orbit.
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