Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Who worked at NASA from 1979 to 1991? Answer: Lonnie George Johnson


 

Lonnie George Johnson 

 (born October 6, 1949) 

 

 Career

During his time at NASA, from 1979 to 1991, Johnson worked on a variety of projects, including the Air Force missions Lab, developing the nuclear power source for the Galileo mission to Jupiter,[9] several weapons related projects, as well as an engineer on the Mariner Mark ll Spacecraft series for Comet Rendezvous and Saturn Orbiter Probe missions."[10] Johnson also worked on the stealth bomber program.[11]

 

In 1991, Johnson founded his own company, Johnson Research and Development Co., Inc., of which he is also the president.[10]

 

More recently, he teamed up with scientists from Tulane University and Tuskegee University to develop a method of transforming heat into electricity with the goal of making green energy more affordable.[9]

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