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Abe Silverstein was an American aerospace engineer born on the 15th of September 1908, in Terre Haute, Indiana, who served as a longtime manager at NASA and its predecessor NACA. He helped plan the Apollo, Ranger, Mariner, Surveyor, and Voyager missions, chaired the Saturn Vehicle Evaluation Committee, and oversaw development of the Centaur launch vehicle. NASA credits him with naming both the Mercury and Apollo programs.
Abe Silverstein named the Apollo program after the Greek and Roman god. NASA credits him with giving both the Mercury and Apollo programs their names.
Silverstein attended Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in his hometown of Terre Haute, Indiana, earning a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in 1929 and a Master of Engineering in 1934. He later received an honorary doctorate in 1958 from Case Institute of Technology in Cleveland.
On the 14th of August 1997, Silverstein received the Guggenheim Medal for his significant contributions to the advancement of flight. NASA had also named him an "Elder Statesman of Aviation" in 1984.
Silverstein was enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 2015 as part of the Class of 2015. He was inducted alongside aviation pioneers Robert Cardenas, Robert N. Hartzell, and Gene Kranz.
After World War II, Silverstein was responsible for the conception, design, and construction of America's first supersonic propulsion wind tunnels. He had joined the High-Speed panel in 1944 and advocated for the supersonic wind tunnel that was completed in 1949; he also directed propulsion aerodynamics research that improved both reciprocating and early turbojet aircraft engines.