"Voyager Program" Harold Masursky Cut Siganture For Sale
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"Voyager Program" Harold Masursky Cut Siganture:
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Up for sale the "Voyager Program" Harold Masursky Clipped Signature.
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Harold (Hal) Masursky /məˈzɜːrski/ (December 23, 1922 – August 24, 1990) was an
American astrogeologist. He
started his career working as a planetary geologist at
the USGS Astrogeology Science Center of the U.S. Geological Survey, in
Flagstaff, Arizona. Later, Masursky joined NASA as
a senior science member, where he worked in the areas of economic, structural
and planetary geology. He was responsible for the investigation of planetary
and lunar surfaces, being interested in finding scientifically valuable landing
places. This included the Apollo, where, in the 1960s, he played a major role in
choosing landing sites. In the 1970s, he headed the team that mapped the
surface of Mars and was once again involved in choosing landing sites, this
time for the Viking missions. In
the 1980s, he worked with the Voyager program to explore the surfaces of Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Masursky worked on numerous space missions and
programs including Ranger, Surveyor, Lunar Orbiter, Mariner 9, Pioneer Venus, as well as
on key role was his work as the president of the Working Group for Planetary System Astronomical
Union. In
1985 Masursky was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award Gold Medal,
which is the highest honorary recognition an employee can receive within
the Department of the Interior.
Quoting from the award, the 1985 USGS Yearbook
states: “Harold Masursky, Geologist, for his imaginative leadership in the
field of astrogeology which has influenced almost every facet of lunar and
planetary exploration since the beginning of the nation's space program.” Masursky were named in his honor. The Masursky Award[6] and the Masursky
Lecture are named after him as well.
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