Viele, Donald D.
Person
Donald Viele held a B.S. in electrical engineering, and was a Systems Engineer for Boeing, who worked on the B-52 instrumentation as the lead engineer, and went on to work on other high-profile projects such as the Lunar Orbiter Team, the Viking Proposal Team, and the Minuteman Missile Team. During the Lunar Orbiter Program, Viele worked in Mission Control helping to troubleshoot the photography aspect of the mission. Prior to working at Boeing, Viele worked at the Williams Manufacturing Co. designing pinball games. In 1952, during the Korean War, Viele noticed an employment ad for the B-52 program with Boeing, which is how he got his start with the company.
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Donald D. Viele Lunar Orbiter Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2017-11-06
Abstract
Donald Viele was a Systems Engingeer with Boeing who worked with NASA on the Lunar Orbiter Program (1964-1967). This collection contains documents and photographs collected and authored by Viele during his time on the Lunar Orbiter team.
There is also some documentation relating to Viele's work with the Minuteman Missile program.
There is also some documentation relating to Viele's work with the Minuteman Missile program.