Alfred J. Eggers

Alfred J. Eggers, Jr. (June 24, 1922 - September 22, 2006) was NASA's Assistant Administrator for Policy, and devoted efforts to determine the influence of aviation technology in world peace and lectured widely. Eggers specialized in hypersonic and spaceflight research including the development of new wind tunnel and ballistic range facilities. He went to work for the NACA at Ames Aeronautical Laboratory in 1944. In 1954, he became Division Chief... more

Alfred J. Eggers, Jr. (June 24, 1922 - September 22, 2006) was NASA's Assistant Administrator for Policy, and devoted efforts to determine the influence of aviation technology in world peace and lectured widely. Eggers specialized in hypersonic and spaceflight research including the development of new wind tunnel and ballistic range facilities. He went to work for the NACA at Ames Aeronautical Laboratory in 1944. In 1954, he became Division Chief of the Vehicle Environment Division, which was composed of a physics branch, an entry simulation branch, a structural dynamics branch, the 3.5 foot hypersonic wind tunnel branch and the hypervelocity ballistic range branch. In 1958, Eggers headed up the Manned Satellite Team, which was to design a practical system for a satellite while recommending a suitable research program. This ultimately lead to Ames developing and managing the Pioneer program of planetary exploration probes. Although Eggers is most famous for his pioneering work on... less