Runkel, Henry C., 1914-1987
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1914 July 21 - 1987 March 5
Biographical Note: Henry C. Runkel
Henry C. Runkel was the Boeing Company's Chief Engineer for the S-1C stage of the Saturn V rocket, based at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana. After his work with the Apollo program he was the Chief Engineer for the ALCM program at Boeing.
Runkel was born in New Jersey on July 21, 1914 to Herman F. and Rose Runkel. He received an engineering degree from MIT. Census records show that in 1930 he was living with his family in New Jersey, by 1940 he was working as an aeronautical engineer in Ferguson, Missouri, and by 1950 he was back in New Jersey with his own wife and children. He was married to Natalie D. Runkel and they had two children, Barbara and Frederick. He died on March 5, 1987 in Mercer Island, Washington.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Henry C. Runkel Apollo Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1987-09-23
Content Description
The Henry C. Runkel Apollo Collection is a small collection with visual and textual materials documenting the development of the Saturn launch vehicles used in NASA's Apollo program in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The collection consists of items gathered by Runkel who was Boeing's Chief Engineer for the S-1C stage of the Saturn V rocket at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana. Of most interest is a bound document titled "Apollo Saturn V S-1C Booster...
Dates:
circa 1966-1977
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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