Joseph F. Shea
contributorProgram Leadership & Administration
Systems engineer who managed Apollo spacecraft development during the program's formative and preflight years.
- Primary role
- Apollo Spacecraft Program Office manager
- Lifespan
- 1925–1999
- Relationships
- 5
- Sources
- 2
Biography
Place in spaceflight history
Shea helped organize Apollo systems engineering, moved to Houston to manage the Spacecraft Program Office, and coordinated NASA and contractor work on the command, service, and lunar modules before the Apollo 1 fire.
His tenure illustrates both the integration challenge of Apollo spacecraft development and the management weaknesses exposed by the fatal ground test.
Joseph F. Shea’s archive record spans Systems engineer, Deputy director of Manned Space Flight, Apollo spacecraft program manager through work connected with Bell Laboratories, NASA Headquarters, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center. The linked record places that work within Apollo.
Career profile
Roles, organizations, and programs
Roles
- Systems engineer
- Deputy director of Manned Space Flight
- Apollo spacecraft program manager
Programs
- Apollo
Archive relationships
Named records, programs, and organizations connected to this archive identity.
Sources
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