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Reilly, Dwight Howard was born on December 10, 1929 in Morristown, New Jersey, United States. Son of Dwight Howard and Anna (Stevens) Reilly.
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Dwight Howard Reilly
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Dwight Howard Reilly, American Aerospace engineer, consultant. Achievements include involvement in most of National Aeronautics and Space Administration's major launch vehicle and propulsion programs, including Centaur, shuttle and nerva nuclear rocket; responsibility for testing, ground test facilities and remote handling facilities for first and only full power nuclear rockettest. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Education
Bachelor of Aero. Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1951.
Career
Senior engineer, North America Aviation, Downey, California, 1956-1957; from research engineer to deputy director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration/National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Cleveland and others, 1951-1956, 57-82; instructor, Bowling Green (Ohio) State University, 1983-1984; manager, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Fairfax, Virginia, 1985-1990; consultant in aerospace engineering, since 1990.
Achievements
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Achievements include involvement in most of National Aeronautics and Space Administration's major launch vehicle and propulsion programs, including Centaur, shuttle and nerva nuclear rocket. Responsibility for testing, ground test facilities and remote handling facilities for first and only full power nuclear rockettest.
Membership
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Connections
Married Ruth Joan Chaffee, June 21, 1952. Children: Kathleen Ann Reilly Parker, Douglas David.
